1500 - 1750

• What significant event occurred at the end of monasteries between 1500-1760?

  End of monasteries
• What was the state of monks during the period of 1500-1760?

  No monks
• What was piped into water systems during this period?

  Water
• What were the sellers of water referred to as?

  Water sellers
• What acts were associated with gin during this period?

  Gin acts
• What is the name of the famous location associated with gin?

  Gin Lane
• What was the purpose of transportation to Australia during this period?

  To address crime and overcrowding
• Who is associated with cholera during this period?

  Dr. Robert Baker
• Which other figure is mentioned alongside Dr. Robert Baker in relation to cholera?

  John Snow
• What term describes the government's approach during this period?

  Laissez faire
• What was the last act that resulted in transportation to Australia?

  The last act
• What were the four humours in historical medical theory?

  • Blood
  • Phlegm
  • Yellow bile
  • Black bile
• What time frame is associated with the end of monasteries?

  1500-1760
• What time frame is associated with the Gin acts?

  1500-1750
• What was piped into water systems during the period of 1500-1760?

  Water
• What were the streams referred to in the context of water supply?

  Streams
• What is the significance of the term "Gin Lane"?

  It is associated with gin consumption
• What is the time period of the early modern period?

  1500 to 1750
• What are the key themes studied in people's health during the early modern period?

  Living conditions, epidemics, public health
• What is one key feature of scientific discoveries in the early modern period?

  Not all discoveries improved health
• What significant theory was not discovered until the industrial era?

  Germ theory of disease
• What was a major epidemic during the early modern period?

  The Great Plague of 1665
• What were the responses to epidemics during the early modern period?

  National plague orders and local reactions
• What were the main topics to know about early modern people's health?

  • Cultural, social, and economic changes
  • Growth of towns and living conditions
  • Response to epidemics
  • Impact of local and national government
• What was the first flushing toilet invented, and when?

  By John Harrington in 1596
• What was the population increase in England during the early modern period?

  From 3 million to 6 million
• How did poor harvests affect food prices in the early modern period?

  Led to high food prices due to hoarding
• What was a common belief about food and health during the early modern period?

  What you ate affected your health
• What was the average life expectancy during the early modern period?

  About 41 years
• What was the staple diet for the poor in the early modern period?

  Bread and pottage
• How did the diets of the rich differ from those of the poor?

  Rich had varied diets; poor had limited options
• What was a common health issue for the rich due to their diet?

  Gout from rich food
• What was a religious custom regarding food in the early modern period?

  Eating fish on Fridays
• What was a health consequence of increased sugar consumption?

  Bad teeth and obesity
• How did urbanization affect living conditions in early modern London?

  Increased crowding and poor sanitation
• What was a common practice to hide spoiled meat in markets?

  Hiding it in pies
• Who built a new river bringing spring water to London in 1609?

  Hugh Middleton
• How did the wealthy maintain cleanliness compared to the poor?

  Wealthy had servants; poor bathed in rivers
• What was a common belief about bathing in the early modern period?

  Water had healing properties
• What was the common method of washing for the poor?

  Dry washing with brushes