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Notes for Quiz 6 (Ch. 9, Lesson 2)
A. Towns of the Middle Ages
1. merchants here
2. guild
a. tradespeople with same occupation
b. controlled quantity; quality of something produced for sale
c. helped members find jobs
3. dirty and crowded
4. streets unpaved (muddy during rains), narrow, filthy
5. center of town
a. market square
b. cathedral
6. high fire danger
a. wooden houses
b. burned out towns
B. Manors
1. lord’s house (fortified castles) and surrounding farmland
2. self-contained: most needed work was here; no need to leave
C. Knights
1. skilled horse riders and fighters
2. hired by lords to protect manor
3. chivalry – code of honor
a. Write code in Key Points column (p. 301).
4. siege technique
a. castle captured by blocking entry of food and supplies
b. force lord and people inside to surrender
c. siege drawing: