Life in Medieval Towns FAC P1

How did new farming methods contribute to the growth of medieval European towns?

• People who lived in towns could start to raise their own food.

• Towns became less crowded as families moved to the country.

• Enough crops were grown to sell to people who lived in towns.

• Factories were set up in towns to make agricultural equipment.

In addition to new farming methods, another reason for the growth of towns was the

• fall of the Roman Empire.

• revival of long-distance trade.

• technology to build stone walls.

• discovery of better medicines.

Which occupation was more open to Jews than to Christians?

• banker

• landlord

• entertainer

• shopkeeper

How did the types of trade goods change over the course of the Middle Ages?

• from imported luxury goods to more local items

• from food and clothing to precious metals

• from farm equipment to tools for building houses

• from one-of-a-kind homemade items to factory products

If you were a customer who bought shoes from a cobbler, a guild might help you by making sure that

• the business was in a home.

• the members paid their dues.

• the workers were paid fairly.

• the shoes were of good quality.

Which question would best help you predict the job a medieval boy would do when he grew up?

• Where does he live?

• What does his father do?

• How well does he do in school?

• How strong are his arm muscles?

Which of these did a girl’s education most often include?

• logic

• cooking

• astronomy

• mathematics

One of the biggest causes of disease in medieval towns was

• unsanitary conditions

• poison in community wells.

• refusal to use herbal medicines.

• lack of care by family members.

Which of these eventually replaced trial by ordeal or combat?

• royal rulings

• court trials

• church rulings

• economic studies

Which game played today was popular in medieval towns?

• lacrosse

• badminton

• basketball

• ice hockey