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Economic Recovery Sparks Change: Part II Created By: Rebecca Ferdinand, Katiana Castor and Clancy Gray
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Creation of Medieval Towns and Cities No bigger than modern towns Many towns walled in for protection Main buildings- Cathedral and Marketplace
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Towns and Cities Continued… People had everything needed for life inside the walls Gave people a sense of unity Most food and water were unsanitary Trade was strongly discouraged
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The Rise of the middle class Social class made by merchants and artisans - Quickly gained economic and political power In regular towns merchants and artisans were considered to be low class - Many came from wealthy families This caused the merchants and artisans to become angry, therefore creating the middle class
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How the Black Death influenced the Rise of The Middle Class Many people died during the black death This left many jobs open for people that survived -Many of these people came from middle class families This made the middle class extremely powerful
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Guilds Associations of people who did the same type of work – Shoemakers Guild – Blacksmiths Guild – Weavers Guild – Bakers Guild It took a lot of work to be accepted into a guild – At age 7 or 8 you were taken to become an apprentice in your area of craft – Spent 7 years learning your specific trade – They did not get paid but guild master provided them with food and housing
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England’s Bakers guild coat of arms
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England’s pewter guild coat of arms
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Guilds continued Guilds were formed by merchants and artisans - Merchants dominated town life, passing laws and taxes - Artisan eventually came to resent the merchants - The artisans then branched of and created there own craft guilds
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Guild Rules Guilds made rules to protect the quality of their goods – regulated hours of labor – Set prices – every member of a guild had to make the same product to prevent competition between other guilds
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What Guilds Provided to its Members Guilds provided social services – operated schools and hospitals – looked after the needs of their members – provided support to the widows and orphans in the guild
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