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Peasants, Trade, and Cities
Peasants, Trade, and Cities
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What is the difference between a peasant and a serf?
serfs are peasants that are legally bound to the land
a serf is a type of jester
a serf is part of the middle class
only women could be serfs
2
Most people in medieval Europe lived in
castles
by the sea
large cities
small villages
3
Old Roman cities were first settled by which groups of people?
artisans
peasants
single ladies
merchants
4
What happened to the population in the High Middle Ages?
stayed about the same
increased by a small amound
increased dramatically
decreased
5
What is a "heavy, wheeled plow" called?
carruca
a bicycle
the Serf's wheel
an iron plow
6
What legal rights did lords have over their serfs?
they could try peasants in their own courts
they did not have to protect their serfs
serfs could not leave the manor without permission
they could confiscate the serf's land
7
Which group of people were elected to public office?
women
patricians
serfs
knights
8
What were merchants and artisans in the new cities called?
the lower class
the high class
the second serfs
bourgeoisie
9
Serfs were slaves
false
true
10
What did serfs do?
giving their lord a share of every product raised as rent
worked the lord's land about three days a week
paid their lords for use of the manor's common areas
receive payments form the lord
11
What was settled as trade was revived?
bartering problems
small villages
border disputes
old Roman cities
12
Why did the population increase during the High Middle Ages?
food production increased as the climate changed
there was an influx of immigrants
women concentrated more on starting a family
there was peace after the invasions of the Early Middle Ages
13
What role did women fulfill?
they sometimes took over their husbands trade if he died
they cared for their children
they were nurses and teachers
they supervised the household
14
What are guilds?
groups of knights
business associations
associations of mothers
an iron plow
15
What did guilds do?
provided a system of "neighborhood watch" in medieval cities
determined how many people could enter a trade
set standards for quality of goods produced
fixed the price of goods
16
What did shifting from a two-field to three-field crop rotation lead to?
decreased food production
increased food production
a lower life expectancy
increased loss of food
17
What was society in Medieval Europe centered on?
agriculture
industry
18
Which of the following is true about medieval cities?
they were surrounded by stone walls and tightly fitted
there was vast land
there was air pollution
they smelled bad
19
What was used to create new inventions?
paper
iron
steel
the dab
20
What is an agricultural estate that a lord ran and peasants worked called?
a village
the Castle
a manor
A Serf's Life
21
What did lords and kings do to make money?
sold books
sold serfs
traded goods
sold liberties to the townspeople in their territory
22
Which of the following are rights townspeople had by 1100?
to buy and sell property
freedom from military service
an escaped serf could be free after a a year & a day in town
women could have multiple husbands
23
What was the staple of the medieval diet?
noodles
pork
bread
chocolate
24
What slowly developed as trade increased?
a money economy
snow shoes
a special market police
bear traps for the trade routes
25
In the governments developed in medieval cities
women and men could vote
serfs held city council positions
citizens elected city council members
males born in a city or lived in for a time were citizens
26
Often, new cities or towns were founded near
castles
a trade route
other cities
the ocean
27
Which roles did city council members fulfill?
they freed serfs
they were city officials
they passed laws
they were judges
28
What is "an economic systems which people invest in trade and goods for profit"?
fascism
commercial capitalism
socialism
communism
