Medieval towns - KRKJ

Question 1

Two features of life in Medieval towns

Answer 1

1. All town dwellers were FREE!!! They could choose their own employment.
2. Town dwellers usually had to pay tallage - land tax to the king.

Question 2

Towns weren’t great for peeps:

• Being in a ____ could be very ____
• D___ and D___ could spread easily
• People would deposit ____ onto the street

Answer 2

• Being in a TOWN could be very OPPRESSIVE.
• DIRT and DISEASE could spread easily
• People would deposit SHIT onto the street

Question 3

Medieval towns - freedom:

• How could you become a ‘freeman’?
• What was a town’s set of laws called?

Answer 3

• Live in a town for 1 year without being caught (leave the village first ya donut)
• Set of laws was called a CHARTER - each town had their own CHARTER

Question 4

Medieval towns - freedom:

• Were you freer in a village or town?
• Which peasants were free? (Didn’t do boon work for the Lord)

Answer 4

• A town

- Freeman (yes, literally)

Question 5

Jobs = better in towns:

• In a town, you had ____ choice of work
• People became BBWB
• An element of ____ that people could make in their jobs

Answer 5

• In a town, you had MORE choice of work
• People became: Blacksmiths, Butchers, Weavers, Builders
• An element of PROGRESSION in people’s jobs

Question 6

Jobs in towns:

• In a town you could join a G____
• What did being a member mean?

Answer 6

• A GUILD

You had more choice of work AND you could trade for FREE at the market.