Chapter 5 Section 3

Question 1

these were written statements of the rights of the townspeople

Answer 1

charters

Question 2

four basic rights granted to townspeople

Answer 2

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

Question 3

the new middle class fell between the

Answer 3

nobility and the middle class

Question 4

the new middle class consisted of

Answer 4

merchants, bankers, artisans

Question 5

french middle class

Answer 5

Bourgeoisie

Question 6

English middle class

Answer 6

Burgesses

Question 7

German middle class

Answer 7

burghers

Question 8

how did the middle class gain power

Answer 8

through their economic status .

climbed social ladder by money

Question 9

associations of merchants that governed the towns

Answer 9

guilds

Question 10

what did the merchant guild do

Answer 10

set prices

maintain quality standards

Question 11

what did this?
skilled craftsmen
set the rules for their trade
trained younger craftsment

Answer 11

craft guild

Question 12

cost of materials at a reasonable profit

Answer 12

just price

Question 13

an apprentice started at what age?

Answer 13

7 or 8

Question 14

what did the apprentice learn

Answer 14

they learned the craft but earned no wages.

Question 15

how long did an apprentice train?

Answer 15

5-10 years

Question 16

skilled worker that now receives wages

Answer 16

journeyman

Question 17

work that would be judged by a master craftsman

Answer 17

masterpiece

Question 18

what happens if your masterpiece was approved

Answer 18

you became a guild member

Question 19

what are 3 town appeals?

Answer 19

better opprutunities
town provided a way for protection
social interaction

Question 20

danger of town

Answer 20

fire-spread easily
thieves-pick pockets
no sanitation

Question 21

the black death’s symptoms

Answer 21

fever

black open sores on skin

Question 22

how did the black death come to europe

Answer 22

caravans from Asia brought rats that brought fleas that carried the disease.

Question 23

how many people died of the black plague

Answer 23

20,000,000

twenty million

Question 24

salvation impact of the plague

Answer 24

the priest could not deliver last rights to all of the dying.