trade involves the buying and selling of different goods

an industry is a type of business or work

a merchant is a person whose job is to buy and sell goods

textiles are made by weaving materials like wool and cotton

a weaver makes textiles from materials like wool.

Trade in medieval Norwich

History

In this unit, pupils were able to identify some of the inequalities which existed in medieval society, especially between the rich and the poor. In 'The Peasants' Revolt: why do historians disagree about its causes?' pupils will explore social inequalities in more depth and explain how these long term issues combined with specific triggers to cause the Peasants' Revolt.

In 'Medieval women: what can we learn from Matilda about women in medieval England?', pupils used a case study to make broader inferences about life in medieval England. In this unit, pupils will use a location-based, rather than an individual-based, case study to make inferences and comparisons regarding what life was like for a range of different social groups in medieval England.

In this unit, pupils learn about the similarities and differences between various medieval lives in Norwich. In doing so, they build deep knowledge of one particular historical place and what it tells us about medieval England more generally.

Local history: how similar were medieval lives in Norwich?

involves the buying and selling of different goods

person whose job is to buy and sell goods

Match the key words with their correct definition.

Dragon Hall in Norwich was built for what type of person?

Which industry had the **most** workers in Norwich at the start of the 14th century?

Write the missing word: By the start of the 15th century, the _______ industry was the most successful in Norwich.

Medieval Norwich only traded with other parts of East Anglia

Medieval Norwich traded with East Anglia and the rest of England

Medieval Norwich traded with many areas of England and Europe

Which statement about medieval Norwich's trade is most accurate?

Merchants in Norwich made very little money which they could spend on things.

Merchants kept all of their money to themselves.

Merchants spent large amounts of money on constructing new buildings.

True or false? It was not common for women to be leaders in medieval England.

The main religion in medieval Europe was _______.

Which king was forced to seal Magna Carta?

Starting with the earliest, sort these periods into the correct chronological order.

Starting with the earliest, sort these events into the correct chronological order.

Starting with the most powerful, sort these groups according to their power in medieval England.

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