Daily Life
What were the conditions of the towns?
Dirty, crowded, smelly, busy, etc.
TRUE or FALSE
Towns had a system where they disposed of their waste in buckets and brought it to a specific area so they did not stink up the town.
False
What would you have to present to the guild in order to become a master?
A masterpiece of your craft
(It must be approved by the guild in order to become a master)
TRUE or FALSE
Women in the Middle Ages could help their husbands in their craft? (Ex. woodworking)
True
(However, women could not be part of a guild)
Besides dairy, what other businesses did women typically run in the town?
Breweries
(The production of beer)
What did people in the middle ages mostly eat?
Bread and Stew (beans, peas, cabbage)
(You must have one of those answers to get points!)
Why did towns rapidly grow?
Trade
(Many towns popped up along trade routes and they expanded from there)
What is a guild?
Associations or groups of craftsmen that had a specific focus (ex. tanners, blacksmiths, merchants, etc.)
Name one right a woman had in a marriage
- Right to consent to marriage
- Right to leave a marriage if it was invalid
- Right to choose one's place of burial
What is another name for guild emblems?
Coat of arms
What were the roofs of the houses typically made of?
Thatch
(A layer of dead grass stems, roots, and organic matter)
What was a constant worry in the towns?
(Hint: What were the homes made of?)
Fires
Why were guilds so important?
It provided a way for the trade skills to be passed down
What was the better job to have... a dairymaid or a milkmaid?
(Hint: Think about the video we watched)
Dairymaid
Why did the church think that fairs were unsavoury?
Gambling
What material were wealthy people's clothes made of?
Velvet or Silk
Typically, where did shop owners sell their merchandise?
On the first level of their homes
(They lived on the top floor and sold things through a window or the entire bottom level of their homes)
What were the two times of guilds?
Merchant guilds and craft guilds
If a woman did not have a husband and her father was deceased, who would she be subjected to?
(i.e. who made her decisions?)
(Two correct answers)
Tribute or Payment
If a child went to school, where was the best place to write and read Latin?
The Church
(Churches often had many books and scribes who knew the language)
To protect themselves from thieves and attacks
What were the three different guild positions?
Apprentices, journeyman, master
What was the name of the field of study concentrated on pregnancy, childbirth, and the postpartum period?
Obstetrics
Medicine was very primitive at the time... what did doctors sometimes do to 'bleed' people?
Put leeches on their skin