The City In History Analysis

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In the excerpt from “The City in History”, the benefits and disadvantages of Middle Ages living are expressed. In early European cities, people would not dispose of their waste in a sanitary way. This caused many diseases and awful odors. One technique early Europeans used to get rid of germs was by using fire as a means of germicide. Public bathhouses became a large part of European life around the fifteenth century. These baths were a large part of everyday life and they became very social areas for people to “mix and mingle”. Drinking water was gathered from wells that had to be guarded and kept clean. Fountains were built in the middle of towns to attract people’s eyes and to provide water. The authors make an argument that the sounds and

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