Life Medieval Towns Reading Notes ch 4
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| show | on/by the banks of waterways, rivers and sea ports because goods often traveled by water -Towns located by rivers had better trading opportunities.
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| show | improvements in agriculture (such as better farming methods) and revival of trade after the downfall of Rome
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| What rights did a charter give townspeople? | show 🗑
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| show | an organization of people of the same occupation, craft, or trade
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| show | to maintain high standards, control hours of work, set fair prices, deal with complaints, oversee trade and production of goods
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| How did a person become a member of a guild? | show 🗑
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| show | cloth makers, cobblers, and stonemasons
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| show | healing them and their family when they were sick
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| show | ran sizable businesses, looked for trading opportunities, they were powerful and wealthy, sat on town councils
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| What were merchant fairs like? | show 🗑
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| How did merchants become the most wealthy and powerful members of towns? | show 🗑
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| show | Often had their belongings taken away by their lords. Christians fought with them (often backed by the law), Pretty much the only job available was banking which was forbidden to Christians. They couldn't own land.
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| What did homes in medieval European towns look like? | show 🗑
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| show | Rooms were cold, smoky, and dim. Fireplaces were the only source of heat and light. Windows were small, covered with oiled parchment, and didn't let much light through. In poorer families, several families would share a room.
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| show | Half of all children died before becoming an adult.
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| show | married earlier (as early as 12), were educated in different practices (like weaving and child-caring)
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| Why were towns in medieval Europe dangerous places? | show 🗑
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| show | 1. trials of ordeal, such as throwing them down a well - if they survived, they were innocent, if they drowned or floated, they were guilty. 2. trial by combat - children, women, church members, etc. could choose someone else to fight for them
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| show | being fined, put in the stocks, or being executed by hanging or burning
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| How did the way in which those accused of crimes were treated begin to improve in the 12th century? | show 🗑
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