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7th grade How trade, towns and guilds grew in the Middle Ages worksheet

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How trade, towns and guilds grew in the Middle Ages

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1.
In the fair chain, one box leads to two effects. Which box is it, Pia asks?
- Cloth is traded
- Merchants meet in one place
- No box in the chain leads to two effects
- The fair towns grow busy
2.
In the Hansa chain, protecting trade leads to two effects. What are they, Ren asks?
- Protecting trade led to one effect and no more
- Robbery grew
- Lübeck closed its port
- More towns joined, and trade spread
3.
Why can one cause have two effects, Tala asks?
- Causes do not repeat
- One change can set off several results
- Each cause has exactly one effect, no more
- Effects come before causes
4.
Which goods did the fairs link, Ari asks?
Use the picture in question 3.
- Silk from China and gold from far-off Africa
- Fish from the Baltic
- Grain from Champagne alone
- Low Countries cloth and Italian dyers
5.
Where did the Hanseatic League begin, Bo asks?
- Troyes and Provins, in Champagne
- Lübeck and other North German towns
- Genoa
- Paris
6.
The fair towns stood where old Roman roads crossed, near rivers. Why would that help a fair, Esme asks?
- Rivers stopped trade
- Merchants could reach them easily
- Roads kept merchants away
- The Romans themselves held the fairs
7.
Why would merchants join together in a league, Jun asks?
- To make robbery easier
- To stop trading
- To protect their trade together
- Because each of them lived in Champagne
8.
Luz's note says, "The fairs made the merchants travel there." Which fix is right?
- Change "merchants" to "farmers"
- Change "fairs" to "farms"
- Change it: the fairs drew merchants to meet
- Leave it: merchants were forced to travel there
9.
Milo's note says, "The Hansa started with nearly 200 towns." Which fix is right?
- Change it: the league grew to many towns over time
- Change "200" to "2"
- Change "towns" to "fairs"
- Leave it: the number 200 is in the chain
10.
Noah's note says, "Each fair led to one effect only." Which fix is right?
- Change it: the fairs had two effects
- Leave it: one cause, one effect
- Change "fair" to "field"
- Change "effect" to "cause"

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About this worksheet

How trade, towns and guilds grew in the Middle Ages. Every version has 10 questions, and the answer key prints on the second page.

What your child will learn

I can follow a chain from the three-field system to farm surpluses, markets, towns and charters.
I can read branching chains for the Champagne fairs and the Hanseatic League, where one cause has two effects.
I can explain guild rules' two effects, the debate about them, and the steps from apprentice to journeyman to master.

Standard: D2.Eco.3.6-8 (partial)

Common mistakes

Your child reversed cause and effect. The cause comes first and makes the effect happen.

Your child put a later box first. Follow the arrows from the first cause.

Your child chose something the chain does not say. Read the box again.

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What is the most common mistake with how trade, towns and guilds grew in the middle ages?

Your child reversed cause and effect. The cause comes first and makes the effect happen.

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