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Very poor people drank water. If they had access to wells, springs, or rain water, it was usually safe. One of the reasons for epidemics of cholera and similar diseases was the use of river water that was polluted. A preferred drink in much of Europe was beer, and another was cider.
The cart was an early use and the water wheel.
Water. Only place besides river to get water.
Some did. The urban areas in several countries had established central water supplies in the early 1800s, replacing the individual cisterns, wells, and open streams that previously were used.
The aqueducts that were built by the Romans in various areas were soon broken down and were unable to be used in the middle ages. One of the primary problems in the middle ages was the water was bad and people suffered from water born diseases. So, to answer your question they didn't work and the people didn't know how to repair them or get them to work.