Economics
This area gained a monopoly on Mediterranean trade
Italy
Charging interest for the use of lent money
usury
They married and created the nation of Spain
Ferdinand
Isabella
population increase
trade revival
increased agricultural production
Place restraints on business in order to prevent greed
Man was expected to work
Any profit made was given to charity
They were important because of their ability to judge the value of coins
moneychangers
taille
French tax
(BONUS: This killed one-fourth of Europe's population in the 14th century - Black Death)
The correct order of the members of a craft guild
apprentice
journeyman
master
This first developed in the form of long narrative poems
Vernacular literature
DAILY DOUBLE
List and discuss the four basic freedoms enjoyed by most townsmen.
exchange goods for goods
barter
organizations formed to regulate a town's business activities
guilds
Family that took control of Austria and all of her possessions
Hapsburg family
DAILY DOUBLE
Discuss the Roman Catholic Church's position and influence on medieval business practices.
In this country, the electors passed the imperial crown from one family to the next in order to prevent one family from becoming too strong
Germany
They were allowed to produce extra goods and sell them for profit at the markets
Serfs
Wandering minstrels who sang songs about love and adventure
troubadours
This German league sought to control and organize trade in the Baltic region
Hanseatic League
Name three economic principles brought about by the revival of trade and changes in business methods
dignity of labor
freedom of exchange
legitimacy of profit
This architecture had elements which were dark and heavy, compared to the Gothic style which was light and delicate
Romanesque
This included:
a reasonable profit
a fair return for the labor expended
cost of the materials
just price
Common spoken language
vernacular
This group of people held the most power in Germany
Nobility
This social class accomplished:
the decline of the feudal system
threatening the position of the noblemen
weakening the political authority of the noblemen
middle class
Name three English victories during the Hundred Years' War
Agincourt
Crecy
Poitiers