Trade in medieval Norwich
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can explain how trade impacted life in medieval Norwich.
Key learning points
- The wool trade became important for Norwich in the later medieval period.
- Herring and other goods had been important items of trade earlier on.
- Norwich was an important centre of trade.
- Goods were often sent to Europe from the coastal towns.
- Textile merchants invested some of their wealth in constructing new buildings around Norwich.
Keywords
Trade - trade involves the buying and selling of different goods
Industry - an industry is a type of business or work
Merchant - a merchant is a person whose job is to buy and sell goods
Textiles - textiles are made by weaving materials like wool and cotton
Weaver - a weaver makes textiles from materials like wool.
Common misconception
That all people in the medieval period completed the same type of work as one another.
Remind students that a wide range of different jobs and industries existed in medieval Norwich, even after it focused more on wools.
Teacher tip
At the start of learning cycle 2 tell pupils that the suffix 'gate' comes from the Viking word for 'street'. Street names in medieval Norwich included 'Pottersgate' and 'Fisherhgate'. Ask what these names tell us about industries in medieval Norwich.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.True or false? It was not common for women to be leaders in medieval England.
Q2.The main religion in medieval Europe was _______.
Q3.Which king was forced to seal Magna Carta?
Q4.Starting with the earliest, sort these periods into the correct chronological order.
Q5.Starting with the earliest, sort these events into the correct chronological order.
Q6.Starting with the most powerful, sort these groups according to their power in medieval England.
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Match the key words with their correct definition.
involves the buying and selling of different goods
a type of business or work
person whose job is to buy and sell goods
Q2.Dragon Hall in Norwich was built for what type of person?
Q3.Which industry had the most workers in Norwich at the start of the 14th century?
Q4.Write the missing word: By the start of the 15th century, the _______ industry was the most successful in Norwich.
Q5.Which statement about medieval Norwich's trade is most accurate?
Q6.Which statement is most accurate?
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