TCI Lesson 4

While in the beginning of the Middle Ages most people lived in the countryside, by the 12th century ___ had emerged.

• churches
• towns
• convents
• farms

Which of the following is true about towns from the Late Middle Ages?

• Towns were protected by stone walls.
• Town streets were often very narrow.
• Towns often smelled of garbage.
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During the High Middle Ages, improvements in agriculture helped towns grow.  This is because agriculture

• required farmers to have a good education.
• made all other merchants lose a lot of money.
• resulted in crop surpluses that could be sold.
• caused all classes in society to be wealthy.

As towns became wealthier in the Middle Ages, how did city dwellers feel about feudal lords?

• They resented their lord's tax demands and feudal rights.
• They desired to start joint businesses with their lords.
• They felt their lords did not raise enough tax money.
• They wanted church officials to replace their lords.

During the Middle Ages, many towns purchased royal charters to gain independence.  A charter granted them the right to

• replace, terminate, and fire feudal lords.
• elect nobles, church officials, and bishops.
• buy land, sell land, and rule over feudal lords.
• make laws, raise taxes, and govern themselves.

In the Middle Ages, people generally believed in

• a mobile society in which everyone move around.
• a fair society in which there was no high or low class.
• an orderly society in which everyone knew their place.
• a just society in which class was based on education.