Life In Middle Towns (Due Thursday)
Süžeeskeem Tekst
- Guilds
- I have to make shoes for people to buy. I have to make them to survive.
- Yes you can! Would you like some livestock too?
- Trade And Commerce
- Can I get 2 brown eggs and 2 mushrooms?
- Homes And Households
- I wish I could be like the rich and wealthy. I hate having to live here!
- Gary is a guild and makes shoes for a living. The shoes he makes are traded for other goods in the towns. Gary might trade somebody a pair of shoes for a loaf of bread in the market.
- Disease And Medical Treatments
- I think so, however God will chose if you survive or die.
- In medieval towns, markets were a popular place to trade and sell your surplus of goods. Many things were sold at the market such as surpluses of crops, livestock, and cloth for clothing. People who didn't live near markets had to walk about 10 miles a week to get their goods.
- Crime And Punishment
- Good! He stole my livestock! He got exactly what he deserved!
- Mary is a poor woman who lives in a very rundown home. She is a weaver and has a loom inside her house. She sells her weaved creations at the market across the street. Mary and her "roommates" wish they had a better home like the wealthy.
- Leisure And Entertainment
- Where are you Bob?
- Haha! You wont find me!
- Joe has been sick with the Black Plague. He has called in a doctor to help him. The doctor says that he can try to cure the disease by bloodletting and using herbs. Joe trusts the doctor and lets him treat him.
- Are you sure this will cure me?
- Bob has been accused of stealing livestock. Since stealing livestock is a major crime, he will be hung publicly. This is a warning to others that if they do any major crime, the same will happen to them.
- People in the town were busy a lot with their jobs, however they did get some breaks. Children and adults enjoyed playing both outside and inside. Children played games like blind-mans bluff. Adults played card games and board games too.
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