Guilds
Homes and Households
Disease and Medical Treatment
Crime and Punishment
Leisure and Entertainment
100
Definition of guild
an organization of people in the same craft or trade
100
Describe a home of a poor family.
several families might share a single house one room was used for cooking, eating, sleeping people worked there also
100
Instead of bathrooms, people made 'waste' in two other places. Where?
Outdoor privies or in chamber pots
100
To deter...means
to prevent something from happening
100
What is common law?
a body of ruling made by judges or very old traditional laws that became part of a nation's legal system
200
What are four main functions of guilds for guild members?
1. set wages of guild members 2. set hours of work 3. dealt with complaints from the public 4. punished members who cheated 5. gave member of family money if a guild member was sick
200
Describe a wealthy family's home
1st floor - business 2nd floor - living quarters with solar (living room/kitchen) upper floor - housed servants and apprentices
200
Where did they put their 'waste'?
In canals or rivers or on the street
200
What were the condition of jails in this period?
Dirty, crowded, little or no food (starving)
200
Name any four games played at this time.
backgammon badminton lawn bowling blind man's bluff chess checkers card games
300
Name the two types of guilds and how they differed from each other.
1. merchant guilds 2. craft guilds Members of merchant guilds were involved in the business aspect of trade (banking, moneylending, trade), while members of craft guilds were workers skilled in a craft (cobblers, cloth makers)
300
How were the living conditions of the poor and rich the same?
rooms were cold, smoky and dim
300
What is leprosy? What did it affect? What were the symptoms?
A contagious disease of the skin and nerves which caused sores.
300
Explain what trial by ordeal is. Then give an example.
To establish a person's innocence a person had to go through a difficult or painful situation. Being thrown into a deep well to see if they would drown or they floated (floating means you are guilty and drowning means you are innocent)
300
Name four festive things you might see at a medieval fair
jugglers minstrels clowns dancers
400
Explain the main steps at becoming a guild member.
age 12 - boy or girl became apprentice age 19 - proved they mastered the trade - masterpiece
400
Why did over 1/2 the number of children die before they became adults?
They hard a hard life, starting work as early as age 7 and because of the unhygienic living conditions.
400
Name three ways that people tried to cure themselves of diseases and illnesses.
prayer herbs magic charms bloodletting
400
What is trial by combat?
A way to determine a person's innocence through fighting.
400
What is a cooper?
a barrel maker
500
What is a journeyman and why did a person become one?
A journeyman is a craftsperson who found work "by the day' because they could not afford to become a master who employed other workers
500
What is parchment and how was it used?
Parchment is dried animals skin and it is used as window coverings, writing paper, or as a canvas for artwork
500
Exactly what is bloodletting?
The opening of a vein or applying leeches to the skin to such out blood to help restore balance to the body and spirit.
500
Give three ways that people were punished for their crimes.
fines put into the stocks hanged burned
500
On what day is your Chapter 4 test?
Thursday November 14th - PUT IT IN YOUR AGENDA!
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