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How did new farming methods contribute to the growth of medieval European towns?
Enough crops were grown to sell to people who lived in towns.
In addition to new farming methods, another reason for the growth of towns was the
revival of long-distance trade.
Which term describes these relationships?
Flanders: woolen cloth Venice: glass
specialization
Why did towns buy royal charters?
to gain independence from feudal lords
Which word belongs in the blank box below?
feudal lords lost power to ___________
merchants
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
Which word belongs in the empty box?
apprentice -___________ master craftsman
journeyman
How did the nature of trade goods change over the course of the Middle Ages?
from imported luxury goods to more local items
Which occupation was more open to Jews than to Christians?
banker
Which question would best help you predict the job a medieval boy would do when he grew up?
What does his father do?
Which of these did a girl's education most often include?
cooking
One of the biggest causes of disease in medieval towns was
unsanitary conditions
Which of these eventually replaced trial by ordeal
or combat?
court trials
Common law developed out of a growing body of
decisions by judges.
Which game played today was popular in medieval towns?
badminton
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