Growth of Towns
What is the term for more than is needed or used
Surplus
What is an organization of people in the same craft or trade?
Guild
Girls were educated at home, what did they learn?
At home, girls were taught cooking, raising children, and cloth making
What does it mean to be set apart from other people or things?
Isolated
What is common law?
Common law is a body of rulings made by judges or very old traditional laws that become part of a nation's legal system.
What is the term for someone who lives in a place?
Resident
Who is a person who works for a master in trade or craft in return for training?
Apprentice
Describe the typical home in a medieval town
Most homes in medieval towns were small, crowded, and built of wood. The homes of the wealthy were much larger.
What is one example of a condition in medieval towns that led to the spread of disease?
Towns were dirty with no running water
Garbage and wastes were tossed in the streets
People lived in crowed spaces
Rats and fleas were common and carried diseases
Where did they hold those who were accused of crimes?
dirty, crowded jails
What is a written grant of rights and privileges by a ruler or government to a community, class of people, or organization?
Charter
What does it mean to have control or power over something?
Dominate
What are three types of activities adults did for fun?
Three activities adults participated in for fun were animal baiting, watching plays, and playing chess
What was one of the techniques that doctors used for bloodletting?
opening a vein or applying leeches to the skin to suck out the blood
Court trials replaced what other types of trials?
Court trials replaced trial by ordeal or combat
What were two reasons towns began growing again?
Two reasons towns began growing again are revival of long distance trade and surplus crops that could be sold
What job did mostly only Jews have?
The only job opportunity that was available to mostly Jews was becoming a banker
Name an example of something children played
Children played with dolls and toys, such as wooden swords, balls, and hobbyhorses. they rolled hoops and played games like badminton, lawn bowling, and blind man's bluff.
What were some common diseases in medieval Europe?
measles, leprosy, bubonic plague
Describe one of the methods for deciding the guilt or innocence of accused criminals in the Early Middle Ages
1. Trial by ordeal - the accused had to pass a dangerous test
2. Trial by combat - the accused had to fight to prove his or her innocence, or could have someone fight for him or her
Why did some towns grow very wealthy?
Local people specialized in making specific types of goods
How did merchants become the most wealthy and powerful citizens of towns?
Merchants became wealthy and powerful by selling a variety of goods from faraway lands, dominating the town's business life, and joining town councils.
What kind of stories did they act out in mystery plays?
Bible stories
What was one of the common practices or treatments used by medieval doctors?
prayer, magic, herbal medicines, bloodletting
What were some of the ways in which criminals were punished in medieval Europe?
minor crimes = Fines and the stocks
Serious crimes = hanged or burned at the stake