Life in Medieval Towns

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A written grant of rights and privileges by a ruler or government to a community, class of people, or organization

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Charter

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An organization of people in the same craft

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Guild

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

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Apprentice

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A body of rulings made by judges or very old traditional laws that become part of a nation's legal system

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Common Law

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A reason towns grew wealthier: Trade of food, Surplus, Specialization, Factories

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Specialization

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The practice of towns becoming very good at making certain types of goods (glass, silk, cloth, etc.)

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Specialization

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The Jewish communities of this time faced many prejudices, but what was a profession they were allowed to do?

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bankers/moneylenders

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Medieval towns could be described as all of the following except.... Clean, Innovative, Dirty, full of diseases, Crowded, Cramped, Where people moved for jobs

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Clean, Innovative

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Mostly, boys in the middle ages

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had the same job as their father

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Mostly, girls in the middle ages

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were taught to do house work