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Medieval Towns and Cities
EQ: How did increased trade change life in medieval Europe?

2. Medieval Towns and Cities
How did increased trade change life in medieval Europe?

3. What happened when the Roman empire fell?
When the Roman empire collapsed:
Trade declined
Roads and bridges fell apart
Law and order disappeared

4. How did feudalism help Europe?
Nobles repaired roads
Enforced law
More farming meant more people!
Peasants made goods

5. Describe the trade centers
Trade increase led to bigger towns
Cities like Venice built fleets of trading ships
Flanders became center for wool
Trade fairs in France
Began using money to buy goods

6. Describe the government in cities
Trade led to middle class
Merchants, artisans, bankers
Only males were citizens
Elected members to council
Townspeople forced nobles to give them basic rights
Buy and sell property

7. What did guilds do? Craftspeople organized guilds- business groups
Guilds set price, controlled trade, and the quality of products
Apprentice learned from artisan with no wages

8. Describe the life in medieval cities
Cities surrounded by stone walls
Buildings and houses jammed together
Fireplaces used for heat
Smoky, ashy air
Open sewers
Women cleaned house, cared for children, helped husbands with trade

9. Let’s Review!
What happened as a result of the end of the Roman empire?
Define guild
Who was considered citizens in medieval Europe?
What was life like in medieval cities?
What did trade do for Europe?