CH 6 history
Suppose that you have just been accepted as an apprentice to a stonemason. Write a short letter to a friend describing what this means for you and what the next few years will be like as you try to become a master stonemason and a member of the guild.
Dear Christopher Wellington, It brings me great joy to inform you that I have blessedly been accepted as a stonemason apprentice! This surely solves my many difficulties concerning my financial future. I will now have a stable source of shelter and food, and will finally have the possibility of becoming a member of the Guild and become a master craftsmen. The next few years foretells days of hard work and labour, and my new master tells me I must wake up early everyday to tend to the shop, and learn the teachings of the trade. I will surely have many sores and blisters by the time I am through! Nevertheless, I am grateful for my good luck, and I truly appreciate the chance I have been given. God bless, Richard Therinford
How were the lives of medieval girls different from those of modern girls?
Girls now can get education, they have rights - girls then had no rights-had to get married young, they had to work in homes
What were guilds? Why were they established?
Guilds were associations of people who practiced the same craft or trade. They were set up to make sure their members were treated fairly and produced quality goods. It was an organization that allowed people to trade in towns. It created protection for the people
How did trade change from the beginning of the Middle Ages to the High Middle Ages?
Merchants became more wealthy and had a higher social status (more powerful)
Describe the typical home in a medieval town.
Most homes in medieval towns were small, crowded, and built of wood. The homes of the wealthy were much larger Poor: 1 room, dark, made of wood, several families Rich: multiple stories, brick or timber
How was a town able to become independent of a feudal lord?
by purchasing a royal charter
what was difficult about childhood in a medieval town?
children got no or very little and bad education, they also started working at a very young age
What contributed to the growth of towns in medieval Europe?
improvement in agriculture.
Where were towns in medieval Europe often located, and why?
towns were often located near bodies of water because it made trading (which was done VERY often) easier.,
How did merchants become the most wealthy and powerful citizens of towns?
They sold all the goods that people needed so they had power over people
How were Jews often mistreated in medieval Europe? What opportunity was open to them?
They were often persecuted or treated with disrespect. They were also beaten. They were allowed to become bankers
