Towns & Trade
History · Medieval Times · conceptual
The growth of medieval towns: markets, guilds, the merchant class; how towns won charters of self-governance; the shift from purely rural to partly urban life
What mastery looks like
- Describe how medieval towns were different from villages (markets, walls, guilds, more people)
- Explain what a guild was and why it mattered for tradespeople
- Describe one way towns changed medieval society (new merchant class, more freedom for townspeople)
Check your understanding
Could Towns & Trade explain why medieval towns grew and how the rise of markets and guilds changed the way people lived and worked?
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