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Markets and Life in Medieval Towns

History · Medieval Times · ages 9-11

Name ______________________ Date ____________

What was a craft guild?
- A group of people in the same trade
- A town council
- A group of merchants carrying goods between towns
What commonly distinguished a medieval town from a small farming village?
- Fields and farm work
- Busy markets and many craft workers
- A lord's household and workers serving his estate
Every medieval town had defensive walls.
Circle one: True False
This made-up chart counts shoppers on one market day: 20 at a village market and 100 at a town market. How many more shoppers were at the town market?
Answer: ______________
Which benefit does the lesson link to a bakers' guild?
- A written grant letting towns choose local officials
- The right to hold town courts
- Training and shared craft standards
As town trade grew, which group could gain wealth and influence through buying and selling goods?
- Merchants who bought and sold goods
- Knights whose duties included military service
- Priests whose work included religious duties
A guild lets only approved members sell woven cloth in its town. What limit could this place on other weavers?
- It could let any weaver sell cloth
- It could make guild approval a buyer's duty instead
- It could keep other weavers out of the trade
Mia says, 'A town charter never changed any local rights.' Which detail directly challenges her claim?
- Some towns still paid taxes to the ruler
- Some charters granted towns local rights
- Some towns had wealthy men in charge of government

Answer key

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A group of people in the same trade · A craft guild grouped people in a trade such as baking or weaving and set rules for that trade. It was not simply a town council or a travelling group of merchants.
Busy markets and many craft workers · Towns usually concentrated markets, craft workers and people living close together. Farm work or a lord's household does not describe that combination.
False · Some medieval towns had walls, but not all did.
80 · Subtract the village market's count from the town market's count: 100 - 20 = 80 more shoppers.
Training and shared craft standards · Guild rules could organize training and standards for work. Choosing local officials and holding courts were possible town-charter rights.
Merchants who bought and sold goods · Merchants bought and sold goods. Growing trade could increase their wealth and influence; it did not invent the occupation.
It could keep other weavers out of the trade · A rule allowing only approved members to sell could exclude weavers who could not gain membership. It restricts sellers, not buyers.
Some charters granted towns local rights · Some charters granted rights involving markets, courts or local officials. Remaining taxes and wealthy leaders do not show that charters left local rights unchanged.