Year 7

Who was excluded from medieval towns?

Year 7

Who was excluded from medieval towns?

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Lesson details

Key learning points

  1. In this lesson, we will be able to identify and explain which different groups were excluded and why in medieval towns.

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5 Questions

Q1.
Which trade occupied the 'Shambles' in York?
Bakers
Blacksmiths
Correct answer: Butchers
Q2.
How long did an apprentice have to work for his master for?
5 years
6 years
Correct answer: 7 years
Q3.
Which of the following were guilds NOT responsible for?
Correct answer: finding buyers for their members
improving trading and working conditions
Maintaining prices
Q4.
Which of the following is NOT a type of guild
crafts guils
merchant guild
Correct answer: trader guild
Q5.
How long until a peasant was considered a free man?
1 month and a day
2 years and a day
Correct answer: a year and a day

5 Questions

Q1.
Which group of people were massacred at Clifford's Tower?
Christian people
Flemish people
Correct answer: Jewish people
Q2.
What material did the wealthy build their houses in?
Clay
Correct answer: Stone
Wood
Q3.
Which of the following jobs did Jewish people work in?
Bakers
Correct answer: Money lenders
Show makers
Q4.
Which of the following is TRUE about women in the medieval period?
They could marry who they wanted
They could own their own property
Correct answer: They could work in clothes making roles
Q5.
Why did people resent 'outsiders'?
they didn't like their cultures
Correct answer: they felt they were taking their jobs
they were worried they would steal their things