Medieval European Towns Quiz

How did new farming methods and improvements in agriculture 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.

• Farmers were able to produce a surplus of crops and began to sell to people who lived in towns.

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

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Why did towns buy royal charters?

• To keep goods at a stable price

• To set up schools and universities

• To gain independence from feudal lords

• To avoid being overrun by the army

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Causes for the growth of medieval towns:

Groups:

(a) Agriculture

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(b) Trade & Commerce

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(c) Shift in Power

• towns wanted independence from feudal lords

• royal chartes were purchased for the right to govern themselves

• growing a surplus of crops

• the growth of towns along waterways and rivers

• the development of seaport towns like Venice and Genoa becoming trade centers

• Improvements in farming techniques

• the revival of trade after the fall of the Roman Empire

• clearing forests for farming

• As towns grew wealthier, residents grew wealthier

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Towns were often located next to ______ or by the sea, which made trade easier.

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How did the power structure of medieval towns shift as their populations grew?

Put the events in order as they happened over time as towns grew.

• Towns felt they no longer needed the lord's protection—or his interference.

• Power gradually shifted from feudal lords to the rising class of merchants and craftspeople.

• Free towns were often governed by a mayor and a town council to decide laws and taxes.

• Some towns used violence to become independent. Others peacefully gained independent by purchasing a royal charter.

Guilds were ​ (a)   of people who practiced the same ​ (b)   or ​ (c)   . They were set up to make sure their ​ (d)   were treated fairly and ​ (e)   for their work.

• customer

• money lender

• merchant seaman

• organizations
• craft
• organizations of merchants
• members
• kept high standards

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Early in the Middle Ages, ​ (a)   , which only the ​ (b)   could afford. Over time​ (c)   began trading a ​ (d)   , including everyday items such as ​ (e)   .

• from imported luxury goods to more local items
• from food and clothing to precious metals

• from farm equipment to tools for building houses
• people traded in luxury goods
• wealthy
• local people
• larger variety of goods
• food and clothing

Which occupation was more open to Jews than to Christians?

• banker

• landlord

• entertainer

• shopkeeper

Around ​ (a)   of medieval children died before reaching adulthood. Wealthy children would often learn to play an ​ (b)   . Most boys grew up to do ​ (c)   . Some girls trained for a craft, but ​ (d)   and were soon raising children of their own.

• one-half
• the same work as their fathers
• instrument, like the lute
• most married young

Sort the reasons that led to the spread of disease.

Groups:

(a) Unsanitary Conditions

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(b) Living Conditions

• Garbage was tossed into streams and canals or onto the streets

• Rats and fleas were common and carried diseases

• People lived crowded together in small spaces

• no running water

• usually bathed only once a week

• outdoor privies or chamber pots that they emptied into nearby streams