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Chapter 4: Life in Medieval Towns

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

It led into a surplus of crops to sell at the market; not everyone needed to farm for themselves anymore.
In addition to new farming methods, another reason for the growth of towns was the….

revival of trade.
Cities and their trade.
Why did towns buy royal charters?

It granted them the right to govern themselves, make laws, and raise taxes.

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

your complaints are noticed.
Journeyman
Which occupation was more open to Jews than to Christians?

Bankers and money tellers

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

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Which of these did a girl’s education most often include? (Hint; what were things that girls learned)

Cooking, cloth making, and other skills necessary to care for a home and family.
One of the biggest causes of disease in medieval towns was….

Rats and fleas. Also, people lived in crowded, dirty apartments and only bathed once a week.
Common law developed out of a growing body of….

 The decisions of royal judges
Which game played today was popular in medieval towns?

Chess and checkers?
Which guild would be most likely to put on a mystery play about the Last Supper, the final meal Jesus ate with his followers?

A biblical guild?