PLAGUE
VOCABULARY
TOWN LIFE
VENICE and FLANDERS
GUILDS
100
The Black Death is also called this
What is "The Bubonic Plague"
100
This is a good definition of the word "merchant"
What is adventurers who traveled from place to place buying and selling goods
100
Towns were called these, which comes from the Latin word for "castle"
What is burg
100
This is where Venice is located
What is an island in the Adriatic Sea in close proximity to Italy
100
This is the first step to guild membership
What is become an apprentice (trainee) for 2-7 years
200
Plague-carrying fleas came on these animals
What is rats
200
This is a good definition of the word "plague"
What is a deadly disease
200
To start a town, people often had to obtain this document from a king or noble.
What is a charter
200
Flanders is located on this sea
What is The North Sea
200
This is what a journeyman did
What is worked under a master for a wage
300
This was the percentage of Europe believed to have been killed by the plague
What is 33%
300
This is a good definition of the word "guild"
What is business groups that made sure their members were treated equally
300
This animal could be found roaming the streets of towns, eating garbage
What is rats
300
These are three things Venice traded
What is wheat, wine, and slaves
300
These are three crafts that each had their own guild
What is carpenters, shoemakers, blacksmiths, masons, tailors, weavers
400
This famous leader was a survivor of the plague outbreak about 800 years before the major outbreak
What is Justinian
400
This is a good definition of the word "burghers"
What is merchants, artisans, and workers who were wealthy (townspeople)
400
Those are the two times of day when burgers eat their meals
What is 10 am and 6 pm
400
This is how the international industry of Flanders worked
What is they turned wool into cloth and set up shops on the docks of London
400
This is what one made to become a master
What is take a test and create a "masterpiece" to prove they have learned their trade
500
"Flagellants" comes from the Latin word "whip." What is that word?
What is Flagellum
500
This is a good definition of the word "fair"
What is places where merchants could gather to buy and sell goods. They were sponsored by nobles who taxed the goods.
500
Communes started in this area
What is Northern Italy
500
This is how Flanders became more powerful than Venice
What is the Flemish developed strong harbors and they were located on many trade routes
500
These are the four guild rules
What is 1) not allowed to compete or advertise 2) work same number of hours 3) hire the same number of workers 4) pay the same wages
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