Medieval cities in Europe
Answers are for parents and teachers.
1
Draw the three-field system in your notebook, showing the state of the fields over three years.
Each year the fields rotate: winter crop → spring crop → fallow.
2
Write three reasons for the rise of cities.
The separation of crafts, trade routes, craftsmen fleeing feudal oppression and safe locations.
3
Write the useful and harmful sides of the guild.
Useful: quality, protection, help. Harmful: it limited competition and blocked the journeymen’s path.
4
Compare European and Asian (Uzbekistan) cities in one similarity and one difference.
Similar: centres of crafts and trade. Different: Asian cities arose on state land, while in Europe there was a struggle against the lords.