Q1. What was medieval housing like?

Q2. What were medieval towns like?

Q3. Why did disease spread so easily?

Q4. What type of medical assistance was

available?

Q5. How effective was medieval medicine?

1. Develop team skills (cooperative

working)

2. Select & record relevant information

3. Use historical facts in imaginative

way

4. Write in sentences

5. Correctly label diagram of medieval

house

Modern Living Conditions & MedicineMaking Comparisons

• Living conditions?

• Sanitation ?

– Sanitation means basic cleanliness

– Having proper toilets

– Having sewers

– Having clean water

•Medical knowledge?

Living Conditions & Medieval Medicine

Making Comparisons

• Living conditions were very basic

• Sanitation was very poor

– Sanitation means basic cleanliness

– Having proper toilets

– Having sewers

– Having clean water

•Medical knowledge very poor

What were they like?

Unhealthy conditions meant

what?Why?

Cures?

Group Activities• There are 5 work groups• Work as a team to find information

– Help each other out

• Each jotter to have completed work

• Excellent stamp for quality of work• Excellent stamp for working together

– How well you help each other complete tasks & find information

10 minutesper activity

1

2

3

4

5

Your Findings

• What were the houses like?• What would they have been like to live

in?• What were the towns like?• Why did disease spread so easily?• Who tried to cure illnesses?• Why could doctors do so little?• Describe a medieval cure• How effective do you think cures were?

Q1. What was medieval housing like?

Q2. What were medieval towns like?

Q3. Why did disease spread so easily?

Q4. What type of medical assistance was

available?

Q5. How effective was medieval medicine?

1. Develop team skills (cooperative

working)

2. Select & record relevant information

3. Use historical facts in imaginative

way

4. Write in sentences

5. Correctly label diagram of medieval

house

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