Chapter 5 Section 3 Flashcards
these were written statements of the rights of the townspeople
charters
four basic rights granted to townspeople
freedom-if you lived in the town for a year + 1 day= grant of freedom
exemption-free from work on the manor
town justice- this was each court system in town
commercial privileges-sale your goods in town
the new middle class fell between the
nobility and the middle class
the new middle class consisted of
merchants, bankers, artisans
french middle class
Bourgeoisie
English middle class
Burgesses
German middle class
burghers
how did the middle class gain power
through their economic status .
climbed social ladder by money
associations of merchants that governed the towns
guilds
what did the merchant guild do
set prices
maintain quality standards
what did this?
skilled craftsmen
set the rules for their trade
trained younger craftsment
craft guild
cost of materials at a reasonable profit
just price
an apprentice started at what age?
7 or 8
what did the apprentice learn
they learned the craft but earned no wages.
how long did an apprentice train?
5-10 years
skilled worker that now receives wages
journeyman
work that would be judged by a master craftsman
masterpiece
what happens if your masterpiece was approved
you became a guild member
what are 3 town appeals?
better opprutunities
town provided a way for protection
social interaction
danger of town
fire-spread easily
thieves-pick pockets
no sanitation
the black death’s symptoms
fever
black open sores on skin
how did the black death come to europe
caravans from Asia brought rats that brought fleas that carried the disease.
how many people died of the black plague
20,000,000
twenty million
salvation impact of the plague
the priest could not deliver last rights to all of the dying.
