Medieval Cities

question 15

Multiple Choice

Medieval cities

• A)were generally clean and covered a large area.
• B)had low population densities.
• C)had skylines dominated by the towers of churches, castles, and town halls.
• D)had low standards of hygiene due to the absence of public or private baths.
• E)usually experienced low death rates.

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Definitions:

Poisson Distribution

A statistical distribution describing the likelihood of a certain number of events taking place within a specific time or space interval, given that these events happen at a fixed average rate and are independent of the timing of the previous event.

Variance

A statistical measure that represents the degree of spread or dispersion of a set of data values around their mean.

Standard Deviation

A measure of the amount of variation or dispersion in a set of values.

Poisson Distribution

A probability distribution that expresses the probability of a given number of events occurring in a fixed interval of time or space, assuming these events happen with a known constant rate and independently of the time since the last event.