Medieval+towns

=1. Questions (I wonder...?)=
 * How medieval towns formed.
 * If medieval towns reduced fuedalism
 * How guilds came to be
 * Role that guilds played in M.T.
 * Role that guards played in M.T.
 * What was citiens in M.T. like
 * Did lords own any M.T.
 * How were towns goverened.
 * Did towns have surfs.
 * How were charters purchaced and did lords sometimes refuse to lose control of a town.

= = =2. Inferences (I think that...because....)=
 * Towns were probaly ruled by wealthy people instead of nobles because it sounds like money is power back then.
 * I predict guilds were very important to towns because they provide goods
 * I think that towns did decrease fudalism because knights become unneccessary.

= = =3. Resources= =What a medieval town looks like= The people in medieval towns Medieval town buildings Medieval England - daily life in medieval towns Location for a medival town.

= = =4. Summary= While researching Medieval Towns I learned about Town buildings, people, and their rules and rulers. First of all I learned about buildings in towns. One important building is the wall. It keeps the people safe but also is an important symbol to the town. Walls can be made of stone or be more like large wooden fences depending on how rich the town is. The streets in towns are often dirty with waste and garbage. As you would of guessed the smell was extremly unpleasant. The houses in towns were expensive mainly because land in towns was pricy. For this reason houses were built small at the bottom but would get taller and broader. Towns often only had one church or cathedral. Some cathedrals could take hundreds of years to make. Most towns ruled by a lord also had a castle which was located in the town or near by it. An example to proof this is that people have found the ruins of castles near cities or in the cities themselves. Another thing I found out about towns is the people. Some very important people was the gaurds. They played a vital role in keeping the city or towns safe[well safer]. Minor towns often didn't have gaurds though. Merchants were often very rich as well as guild people. From them arose the middle class. Towns had no serfs as everyone in a town was free. In fact if a serf spends a year and a day in a city the serf becomes free. This defintily decreased fuedalism. One job that is commenly overlooked is the town crier. He anouces new laws and news. Sometimes you can pay him to advertise your shop[ thought not always]. Even with all these developments for towns, they wouldnt be able to function without their rules and rulers. One big rule they had was called curfew. Curfew was when everybody had to be in bed. If you were out at curfew you might go to jail. This helped prevent theft and murder. Some towns were ruled by a lord, but some had a town council instead. A town councilers often were rich merchants. Some towns have both a lord and a council. If your town didnt want to be ruled by a lord you might be able to purchace a charter which allows you the right to govern yourselves. Towns were most definatly a positive development which improved many lives a declined fuedalism. They had new buildings, jobs, and rules. They have certainly left their mark on History.

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