Health
To restore a patient’s "spirit," doctors in this era often used leeches for this practice of withdrawing blood.
What is bloodletting?
These organizations oversaw trade and production, set fair prices, and used member dues to care for the sick and disabled.
What are guilds?
The growth of medieval towns was triggered by a population increase caused by this, a result of having more food than was needed to survive.
What is a food surplus?
Unlike free peasants who only paid rent, these "unfree" workers were tied to the lord’s manor and could not leave.
What are serfs (Or unfree peasants)?
This reptile can shoot blood from its eyes
Rather than modern medicine, many doctors in the Middle Ages relied on magic charms, herbs, or the alignment of these celestial bodies to heal the sick.
What are the planets (or the stars)?
While the Church forbade Christians from charging interest on loans, people of this faith were allowed to become essential bankers and moneylenders.
Who are Jews? (Or Jewish people?)
Agricultural output increased thanks to new inventions like the horse shoe, the horse collar, and this type of heavy plow.
What is a moldboard plow?
While most peasants farmed, every manor also required these types of skilled workers, such as shoemakers, carpenters, and smiths.
What are artisans? (Or craftsmen)
Served with pasta, this green sauce's main ingredient is basil
What is pesto?
This was the primary source for drinking and bathing, despite being the same place where chamber pots and privies were emptied.
What are rivers?
Trade grew toward the end of the Middle Ages because this specific type of "surplus" allowed more people to become artisans instead of farmers.
What is a food surplus?
To move specialized goods between cities more efficiently, Europeans constructed these man-made waterways.
What are canals?
In addition to caring for children and the home, peasant women were often required to work here alongside the men.
What are the fields?
This prehistoric animal is known for its long tusks and shaggy coat, closely resembling a modern elephant.
What is a mammoth?
This skin disease was one of the many common ailments of the time, often leading to victims being legally and physically separated from the rest of society.
What is leprosy?
Instead of attending school, children as young as seven began this process of living with and learning a trade from a master professional.
What is an apprenticeship?
While markets were common, these "special events" were held less often and attracted travelers from all over the world to buy artisan crafts and animals.
What are fairs?
While nobles had large houses with many rooms, a peasant family would typically perform these two daily activities in just one room.
What are eating and sleeping?
This animal is a marsupial native to Australia, famously known for having a diet consisting almost entirely of Eucalyptus leaves.
What is a koala?
Due to overcrowding, poor sanitation, and the use of bloodletting, this devastating 14th-century pandemic wiped out nearly half of Europe's population
What is Black Death (the Bubonic Plague)?
Because glass was a luxury, medieval families used this material to cover the windows of their leaning, multi-story wooden homes.
What is oiled parchment?
Due to deforestation and the depletion of wood, medieval people began burning this resource as a replacement fuel source.
What is coal?
In exchange for laboring on the lord's fields, unfree peasants were granted this to provide food for their own families.
What is a small plot of land?
Located in South Africa, this famous national park is one of the largest game reserves on the continent.
What is Kugar National Park?