History Exam 3 11/26

Effigy

During the Middle Ages, a waxed death mask was referred to as a(n)

1666

The burial in Woolen Act took place in what year?

Barbe

This is a long pleated arrangement of fine linen resembling a beard.

Anatomist

Which group developed during the end of the Middle Ages which provided a need for dead human bodies for study?

Middle-Ages.

The Great Plague of London took place during the

Middle-Ages

A "Sin-eater" was associated with which of the following?

Barbe

A ________________ or long pleated arrangement of fine linen was worn by a widow during the Middle-Ages. This arrangement resembled a beard.

1664-1665.

The Great Plague of London took place in

Catafalque

A raised platform, with or without a canopy, used for a body to lie in state is a

independent bone burial.

A social development in the Middle-Ages whereby the bodies of the noble were separated and their bones were brought back to their home in a chest describes

Barber-Surgeon

From 1540 to 1745 this group in London was the sole agency permitted to embalm and perform anatomical dissections.

England

One of the countries which made mask making very popular in replacing the body during the long periods the body was lying in state was

Jews

The "Kiss of Peace" represented a major break in tradition between the Christians and

Medieval Period.

Burial Societies were becoming common place during the

Church

Burial trends in the Middle Ages were greatly influenced by the

Embalming

Christians in the Middle Ages thought this practice was equated with paganism.

Independent heart burial

Describe the following. This practice began in 1117 as dismembered fragments of the bodies of saints were preserved and regarded as holy relics with special prominence being given to the heart.

Investigator of mass corruption in regards to English practices

Edwin Chadwick is associated with which of the following?

The Plague

In 1665 out of a population of 460,000 there were 68,596 recorded deaths in London due to

light-hearted practices

The medieval Irish wakes were known for their

Sexton

The one who had responsibility for church property is the

bloodletting

The practice of draining a quantity of blood to cure illness is

The Plague Cycles

These events placed great emphasis on the need for better sanitation throughout Europe.

Burial clubs

These were created in the 19th century providing poor people the ability to bury the dead.

Chadwick's report

This document listed the abominable conditions of London's cemeteries created by intramural burials.

Leagues of Prayer

This group was formed in the Middle Ages by lay persons to bury the dead and to pray for the souls of the faithfully departed.

Leonardo Di Vinci

This individual drew anatomical diagrams based on the use of cadavers. He also painted the "Last Supper."

Purgatorial Doctrine

This is a process of cleansing in the Catholic faith.

Burial in Woolen Act of 1666

This law required that certain material be substituted for linen in the shroud and lining of the coffin.

The Protestant Reformation

This movement led to a decreased in ostentatious burial practices and the decline of burial clubs.

Sprinkling dirt on the coffin/body

This practice originated from an ancient Roman practice, and was placed in the rubric for the Anglican Church.

Effigy

This was substituted for the deceased when the body could not be preserved until the funeral.

Sin-Eater

This was the Middle Age custom of eating a loaf of bread and drinking a bowl of beer in the presence of the deceased that transferred the sins of the participant. Therefore the spirit wouldn't wander.

Cemeteries were overcrowded

What was the effect on the cemeteries in regards to the Great Plague of London?

Soul Shot

What was the mortuary fee paid to insure entrance the decedents soul into heaven.

Extramural

Which of the following means "burial outside the walls of the city"?

Independent Bone Burial

Which practice boiled down the remains of deceased nobility, and returned their bones to the next of kin?

Edwin Chadwick

Who was the English investigator of mass corruption in regard to English burial practices?

During the funeral feast

You are the principal heir of an estate in the Middle Ages. Your father has died, when will you be welcomed to your new estate?