Trade networks
What is the metaphor that describes the interconnected trade circuits across Afro-Eurasia?
Archipelago
Which country was known for producing the best wool?
England
How did guilds help its members?
Helped them to gain mutual support and profit
What did kings use the money from taxing the wool for?
To fight wars
What is the one european region that bought large amounts of english wool and turned it into cloth?
Italy/Flanders
What other country, except for England produced wool?
Flanders (northwest Europe)
What is the organization in London that grouped wool merchants and helped regulate their trade?
Livery Companies
What could english merchants get in exchange for wool?
French wine, Flemish ceramics, Russian/Sweden furs, precious metals and Asian silks
How were the trade routes described as during this period？
Big, integrated network, large and complex
Who are the main producers of wool in England? (list 3)
Peasants, Nobles and Church
What was a requirement to become a liveryman.
To be freemen of London
What happened in the 14th century that collapsed the trade of wool?
Black Death/Bubonic Plague
How did trade networks in Europe contribute to the trading and manufacturing of wool?
It connected the producers (e.g. England) to the manufactureres and buyers (e.g. French, Italian, and Mediterranean traders)
What was the importance of France and Northern Italy in relation to wool?
They buy the raw material of wool from England to manufacture into products.
How did merchants gain power?
Advanced money to the owners of sheep and often charged interest, through this process gaining wealth.
After the recovery of wool, what did the industry become a basis for?
The Industrial Revolution
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Whose ransom was paid using English wool？
King Richard I
When did Livery companies start?
1174
How many sheep did the Bishop of Winchester own in 1259?
29000