Questions 1
How did new farming methods contribute to the growth of medieval European towns?
Enough crops were grown
How did the nature of trade goods change over the course of the Middle Ages?
local items
Which of these eventually replaced trial by ordeal or combat?
. court trials
In addition to new farming methods, another reason for the growth of towns was the
trade
Which occupation was more open to Jews than to Christians?
. banker
Common law developed out of a growing body of
judges
Which term describes these relationships?
• Flanders: woolen cloth
• Venice: glass
specializa1on
Which question would best help you predict the job a medieval boy would do when he grew up?
What does his father do?
Which game played today was popular in medieval towns?
badminton
Why did towns buy royal charters?
independence
Which of these did a girl’s education most often include?
food
Which guild would be most likely to put on a mystery play about the Last Supper, the final meal Jesus ate with his followers?
the Bakers Guild
If you were a customer who bought shoes from a cobbler, a guild might help you by making sure that...
the shoes were of good quality
One of the biggest causes of disease in medieval towns was
very unclean
Which word belongs in the empty parenthesis?
apprentice ( ) master craftsman
. journeyman