revival of trade and commerce; growth of towns and guilds

7/24/2019 Revival of Trade and Commerce; Growth of Towns and Guilds

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The Revival of Trade

and Commerce;Growth of Towns and

GuildsPresented by:

Aivan John Fuentes

ary !al Re"alado

Richard Relo#as

Rica ae Tu$a%

Abeth &aye 'onifacio

Jean Charisse () 'autista


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Why did trade declined during

the Middle Ages

Road in disrepair

Shortage of money

Pirates and robbers threatened trade

routes


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What was the main center of

commerce in the Middle Ages?

The manor - theywere self sufficient

and only traded if

there was something

they could not make

What caused the revival of trade in

the middle ages?

Trade routesreopened by the

way of Western

!urope and the !ast


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How did the church respond

to the revival of trade?They placed some restraint on business"

#hurch ad$ocated %&ust price% for goods

sold - profit only okay if price was fair

Prohibited usury - the practice of

charging interest for money lent


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What continued to happen

despite the Churches

restraints on trade?

Trade continued to grow and prosperity

came to !urope's population More and

more gained financial independence

thru hard work and personal

responsibility


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(rowth of Towns and (uilds


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*ords

,ords still controlled the towns. They e/pected something in return

. Most towns won self-go$ernment by peaceful

and sometimes $iolent means

Some lords granted charters to towns

. 0reedom -- ,i$ed in a town for 1 year and a

day ncluded serfs that escaped from manors

. !/emption -- 0ree from e$er working on the

manor

. Town 2ustice -- Towns had their own courts

. #ommercial Pri$ileges -- #ould sell goods

freely in the town


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#lergy . upper class

3obility

Peasants and Serfs . lower class

4etween upper class and lower class called the

middle class . who dominated our modern

worldMerchant class . who succeeded in winning

freedom of towns

. they were demand self-go$ernment

#harter . a written document that set out the

rights and pri$ileges of a town #ontaining their

right to self-go$ernment


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What were the three classes of

members within the craft guild5

Apprentice- free work for food) lodging

and training

Journeyman- day laborer who hadcompleted apprenticeship - paid by the

hour

Master- &ourneyman who took orale/amination and completed a master

piece


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Training of Skilled Workers

APPRE!"CE

A no$ice) one who is learning a trade or craft

Training could take 6 to 7 years Parents paid the master to teach the boy

8uring the period he is learning the crafts) he

li$ed in the house of the master craftsman Although he did not recei$e payment for his

work) the master craftsman pro$ided him with

food and clothing


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J#$RE%MA

#ompleted his apprenticeship

A skilled worker that was paid a wage

When he reaches 9:) he could ask to

become a member of the guild

A &ourneyman could only become a master

by making a masterpiece

;ad to be appro$ed by the other masters

f appro$ed he could open up his own shop


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Changes in MedievalChanges in Medieval

SocietySociety A &rowing 'ood (upply

)evelopment of &uilds !he Commercial Revolution $r*an +ife 'lourishes ,&rowth of

!owns - Cities. Revival of +earning


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SocietySocietyGrowing Food SupplyGrowing Food Supply

#limate grew warmer between ues

3ew system of crop rotation3ew system of crop rotation


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Improvements in FarminImprovements in Farmin

Two Field System

600 Acres

Planted

00 Acres

FallowFallow

00 Acres00 Acres


SocietySociety


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Improvements in FarminImprovements in Farmin

Three Field System

600 Acres

!heat or

"ye

#00 Acres

$arley% Peas%$arley% Peas%

&ats% $eans&ats% $eans

#00 Acres#00 Acres

FallowFallow

#00 Acres#00 Acres


SocietySociety


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Local Fairs- Small community fairs where local

merchants e/changed goods

Great Fairs- ,arge trade fairs held four times a year

in which tra$eling merchants sold goods from

throughout the world They created a large demand

for eastern goods and led to widespread trade


SocietySociety


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SocietySociety


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Characteristics o' Medieval TCharacteristics o' Medieval T

()*sually located on top o' ahill or on a river+edand surrounded +y a wall

#) Population generally ,000-(0%000

) *sually had a cathedral%town hall% and guild halls)Streets were dar. and dirty)

Plagues o'ten swept through


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Medieval cities were very different than thecities of today.

They weresurroundedby high wallsand had very

narrow streets.

There wasusually a churchwith a steeplethat could beseen from far

away.

They wereterribly

overcrowdedand had nosanitation.


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"evival o' Towns and"evival o' Towns and

TradeTrade

(000 A/(000 A/

0 Million

((,0 A/((,0 A/

# Million# Million


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As towns grew) associations for

learning and teaching wereestablished and became known as

@ni$ersities" The ma&or uni$ersitieswere founded in the 19th#entury


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*niversity o' &1'ord*niversity o' &1'ord

2i+eral Arts2i+eral Arts

*niversity o' Paris*niversity o' Paris

2i+eral Arts2i+eral Arts

*niversity o' $ologna*niversity o' $ologna

"oman and church law"oman and church law

*niversity o' Salerno*niversity o' Salerno

MedicineMedicine


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At the same time0 towns and cities grew/

A merchant who set up a town got a

charter/


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The use of money changedsociety.

As people sought capital,banking

grew. Merchants formed partnershipsand developed insurance.Serfs

became tenant farmers,who paidrent.


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Merchants, traders,and artisansformed a newmiddle class.

They operatedin guilds,usingemblems such asthese to advertise.


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Guildmembers cooperated with each otherand prevented nonmembers from operatingin the trade.

They mainly guarded the merchant's interests by

gi$ing them a monopoly of a town's trade

0i/ed prices

Protected against outside competition

To become part of a guild, a child would firstbe an apprentice,or trainee.

Most people worked for guild members asjourneymen.


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