Guilds
What were the two main types of guilds in the Middle Ages
Merchant and craft guilds
Name one way a medieval doctor would use to try and cure your illness
blood letting, potions, amputations, magic charms etc.
True or false: homes had electricity that would make it comfortable for people in the winter.
False
What were two types of routes that people could use to trade
land and water routes
What did a girls education most often include?
cooking
How did guilds protect and provide for their members
set prices, controlled work hours, dealt with complaints
what eventually replaced trial by ordeal or combat?
court trials
What were most windows in a medieval household covered with?
oiled parchment paper
Feudal lords lost power to who?
Merchants
What was a sport played during the Middle Ages
Bad minton
what would best help you predict the job a medieval boy would do when he grew up?
What his father did
What was punishment for someone who was found guilty?
Put in stocks, hanged, or burned at the stake
What is something poor families had to during the Middle Ages? (living situation)
Multiple families shared a home
How did new farming methods contribute to the growth of medieval European towns?
Enough crops were grown to sell to people who lived in towns.
Which guild would be most likely to put on a mystery play about the Last Supper, the final meal Jesus ate with his followers?
Bakers guild
Apprentices proved to a guild that they had mastered a trade by
making a masterpiece
What was difficult about childhood in a medieval town?
Almost half of the children died
Where were towns often built by
Rivers and streams
Why did towns buy royal charters?
To gain independence from feudal lords
Name 2 things a medieval person might do as a leisurely activity?
Chess, checkers, animal baiting, go see a miracle/mystery play
an apprentice eventually became a _______, then a master craftsman
Journeyman
During the Middle Ages, many towns purchased royal charters to gain independence. A charter granted them the right to
Make laws, raise taxes and govern themselves
What materials were medieval houses made from?
wood
How did the nature of trade goods change over the course of the Middle Ages?
Imported luxury goods to more local items
Common law developed out of a growing body of
decisions by judges