Quaestio : Was life in a town better than life on a manor?

Quaestio: Was life in a town better than life on a manor?

Nunc Agenda: Keep your homework at your desk!!!

Then… examine the map on page 232 and answer questions 2 and 3 in your notebook

Three Field System

Wooden Vs Iron Plow

LEGUMES!

Charter- document from Lord giving people permission to have a town on the Lord’s land

Capital = MONEY for investment

People start using money more often

Rise of the MIDDLE CLASS-

Class between Nobles and PeasantsSign of a stronger economy

Peasant Possibilities:Serfs VS Tenant Farmers

Make T chart comparing them

Guilds-

Associations of merchants and artisans made to protect their economic interests.

Merchant guilds ran towns

Similar role to unions today

Guild ApprenticeshipApprentice trains with Guild

MasterAfter 7 years becomes

Journeyman- someone whose training is complete and is qualified to work

Only the bestbecome GuildMasters