Growth of Towns
Extra food produced by farmers was called this.
Surplus
A worker in training under a master was called this.
Apprentice
The buying and selling of goods is called this.
Commerce
This deadly disease was known as the Black Death.
Bubonic plague
Wooden frames used for public punishment were called these.
Stocks
This written document allowed towns to govern themselves.
A charter
A completed work proving skill was called this.
Masterpiece
This group often became bankers because Christians were forbidden.
Jews
People blamed this group during disease outbreaks.
Jews
Street patrols at night were done by these men
Night watchmen
Towns often grew near castles, monasteries, or these.
Trade routes
A skilled worker paid by the day was called this.
Journeyman
Large trade events held a few times a year were called ________ fairs.
Merchant fairs
A disease causing isolation was called this.
Leprosy
A dangerous test to prove innocence was called this.
Trial by ordeal
This group gained power as feudal lords lost control of towns.
Merchants
These guilds controlled town business and trade.
Merchant guilds
These guilds dominated town councils in independent towns.
Merchant guilds
Removing blood to heal illness was called this.
Bloodletting
Fighting to prove innocence was called this.
Trial by combat
This type of town government included a mayor and town council.
Free towns
uild members paid these to support sick members and families.
Dues
This industry helped towns grow by funding trade.
Banking
Doctors often relied on these instead of science.
Prayer and herbs
Religious plays based on Bible stories were called these.
Mystery plays