Economy of the Middle Ages

What were the two main kinds of guilds in medieval towns?

• Merchant guilds and trade guilds

• Merchant guilds and craft guilds

• Craft guilds and trade guilds

• Merchant guilds and artisan guilds

What did guilds control in medieval towns?

• Hours of work and quality of goods

• Hours of work and prices

• Quality of goods and trade routes

• Prices and trade routes

What did apprentices have to produce to prove their mastery of a trade?

• A trade piece

• A masterpiece

• A journeyman piece

• A guild piece

What did journeyman refer to in medieval towns?

• A craftsperson who trained apprentices

• A craftsperson who traveled for trade

• A craftsperson who found work by the day

• A craftsperson who worked for the guild

What brought most people to medieval towns?

• Religious freedom

• Trade and commerce

• Education and culture

• Agricultural opportunities

Who often sat on town councils or were elected mayor in medieval towns?

• Journeyman craftspersons

• Members of merchant guilds

• Members of craft guilds

• Apprentices

What did Jewish communities in medieval towns commonly face?

• Equal opportunities

• Support and acceptance

• Religious freedom

• Prejudice and hostility

What essential services did Jewish bankers and moneylenders provide for the economy in medieval towns? Christians were not allowed to hold these positions.

• Specializing in certain goods

• Banking and moneylending

• Producing everyday necessities

• Selling luxury goods

What was the primary purpose of guilds in the middle ages?

• To control the government

• To provide help and protection for workers

• To establish political power

• To control the collection of taxes

How did the governance of towns evolve during the Middle Ages?

• Feudal lords kept control through increased taxation

• Towns wanted protection from neighboring kingdoms

• Towns were content to be governed by Feudal Lords

• Power gradually shifted from feudal lords to a mayor or a town council