Life in Medieval Towns

Which of the following is true about towns from the Late Middle Ages?

• Towns were protected by stone walls

• Town streets were often very narrow

• Towns often smelled of garbage

• all of the above

During the Middle Ages, at about what age did people usually start preparing for their adult roles?

• three

• seven

• fifteen

• twenty

Why was disease so widespread during the Middle Ages?

• towns were overcrowded and dirty

• disease was used as punishment

• towns were often underpopulated

• people often did not attend school

While in the beginning of the Middle Ages most people lived in the countryside, by the 12th century most people lived in

• churches

• towns

• convents

• farms

An organization of people in the same craft

• Guild

• Group

• Trade

• Union

A person who works for a master in a trade or craft in return for trading

• Master

• Journeyman

• Apprentice

• Leader

Mostly, girls in the middle ages

• were taught to do house work

• had the same job as their parents

• could be any profession they wanted

Mostly, boys in the middle ages

• were taught to do house work

• had the same job as their father

• could be any profession they wanted

When an accused person was thrown into water to test their innocence, this was called a trial by

• ordeal

• fire

• combat

• jury

Determining guilt or innocence by having the person fight a duel

• Trial by combat

• Trial by ordeal

• Court System