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| Question | Answer |
| What did flagellants believe and therefore do? | They believed the plague was sent by God. They walked in procession to church, whipping themselves, to show they were sorry and ask for his mercy. |
| What did people believe about the planets and whay caused the plague? | An unusual positioning of the planets, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn. (event among the stars and planets were thought to have affect on earth. |
| What 'outsiders' did people believe cause the plague? | Strangers or witches.(In europe they believed Jews were the case and banned them). |
| what natural occurances did they believe caused the plague? | Poisonous fumes from volcanoes and earthquakes. |
| Did they believe the four humours caused the plague? | Yes. They believed an imbalance in the four humours caused the plague. |
| What was miasma, and did they believe it caused the plague? | Bad air(miasma) from decyaing refuse, spread through movements in the air, which people believed caused the plague. |
| why didnt the epidemic of disease spread out the country. | Because people in medieval times lived in small villages and didn't travel far. |
| How many people died from the outbreak of the plague? | One third of the population. |
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