Financial Revolution

What is a merchant?

What made fire a serious danger in medieval towns?

What did merchants do in the Middle Ages?

What were medieval towns usually surrounded by?

Where did many medieval towns start growing?

What is capitalism?

What made long-distance trade easier?

What changed life in medieval Europe the most?

Why were banks important for merchants?

What started the growth of capitalism?

Who could become an apprentice?

Why were towns unhealthy?

What did burghers want?

What helped increase food production in medieval Europe?

What was needed to become a master craftsman?

Why were towns important?

What did money replace in trade?

Why did towns become independent from lords?

What changed with the use of coins and money?

What did people buy at trade fairs?

What is a guild?

What did guilds control?

What caused diseases to spread quickly in towns?

Why did peasants move to towns?

What group of people grew in size and power during the financial revolution?

What was a common punishment for criminals in towns?

What was one benefit of guilds?

What happened to many peasants in towns?

What replaced the manorial system?

Where were trade fairs usually held?

What is a burgher?

How did trade change in the Middle Ages?

What did a journeyman do?

What was a major result of better farming techniques?

What is a bank?

How were towns usually cleaned?

What was the purpose of banks?

What helped trade grow?