Imagine and describe a day in the life of a craftsman in a medieval French town.
Students are advised to answer this question with the help of their teachers. Following guidelines are given to complete this task:
1. Craftsmen worked under the supervision of guilds. They were skilled persons.
2. Trading guilds controlled and supervised their activities and took great care of their needs.
Why would the early temple have been much like a house?
What do ancient stories tell us about the civilisation of Mesopotamia?
Compare the Venetian idea of good government with those in contemporary France.
Compare the conditions of life for a French serf and a Roman slave.
Why do we say that it was not natural fertility and high levels of food production that were the causes of early urbanisation?
What was the function of medieval monasteries?
Why did knights become a distinct group and when did they decline?
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How did long-term changes in population levels affect economy and society in Europe
Why was trade so significant to the Mongols?
What did the ‘frontier’ mean to the Americans?
Compare the Venetian idea of good government with those in contemporary France.
Why were Italian towns the first to experience the ideas of humanism?
How did long-term changes in population levels affect economy and society in Europe
Indicate how the supply of raw materials affected the nature of British industrialization.
Why did Genghis Khan feel the need to fragment the Mongol tribes into new social and military groupings?
Why would the early temple have been much like a house?
Which of the following do you think is best documented in the archaeological record: (a) gathering, (b) tool making, (c) the use of fire?
Why were mobile animal herders not necessarily a threat to town life?
What do ancient stories tell us about the civilisation of Mesopotamia?