This type of witch was believed to be demon-like in appearance and responsible for sicknesses.
What is supernatural witch.
100
The accused were searched for these during their trials.
What is Devil’s marks.
100
Bleeding a person for medical purposes.
What is bloodletting.
100
The two aspects of life that midwives dealt with in their careers.
What is childbirth and pregnancy.
200
The words "wichhe" and "craeft" are from this language.
What is Old English.
200
In 1542, witchcraft was declared a felony in these two countries.
What is England and Scotland.
200
Healers most often dealt with these two aspects of life during their day-to-day career.
What is death and illness.
200
This male physician disguised himself as a woman to witness the birthing process firsthand.
What is Dr. Wrett.
300
This type of witch was thought to have cast spells for their own good fortune.
What is neighborhood witch.
300
The name "Malleus Maleficarum" translates to this in English.
What is “The Witch Hammer".
300
The most common herb to be used by healers.
What is Sage.
300
The reasons there were very few texts on midwifery.
What is midwives were usually illiterate.
400
Runes were introduced into Europe by these four groups of people.
What is the Danes, the Vikings, the Norse and the Saxons.
400
In these three countries, torturing confessions out of the accused wasn’t very common.
What is England, Ireland and Scandinavia.
400
Three of the many different types of herbs and plants used in healing.
What is either aloe, apple, melissa, basil, blackberry, cinnamon, dandelion, fennel, garlic, licorice, mint, rosemary, thyme, or yarrow.
400
In the later Middle Ages, a textbook on midwifery was published by this man.
What is Hiltprand.
500
The definition of “Necromancy”.
What is the conjuring or summoning of the spirits of the deceased for the purpose of divination.
500
The three main sections in the Malleus Maleficarum.
What is what a witch is capable of, how to protect people from spells or reverse the effects of spells, and finally how to conduct a legal witch trial and execution.
500
Women were thought by some to be ineligible as healers for this reason.
What is women were not allowed in universities to properly study medicine.
500
During these centuries, people began to accuse healers and midwives of using witchcraft.