How trade, towns and guilds grew in the Middle Ages

Grade 7 Social Studies Worksheet

Circle the best answer.

1. 1.

   In the fair chain, one box leads to two effects. Which box is it, Pia asks?

   • Merchants meet in one place
   • No box in the chain leads to two effects
   • Cloth is traded
   • The fair towns grow busy
2. 2.

   In the Hansa chain, protecting trade leads to two effects. What are they, Ren asks?

   • Robbery grew
   • Protecting trade led to one effect and no more
   • Lübeck closed its port
   • More towns joined, and trade spread
4. 3.

   Why can one cause have two effects, Tala asks?

   • One change can set off several results
   • Each cause has exactly one effect, no more
   • Causes do not repeat
   • Effects come before causes
5. 4.

   Which goods did the fairs link, Ari asks?

   Use the picture in question 3.

   • Fish from the Baltic
   • Low Countries cloth and Italian dyers
   • Grain from Champagne alone
   • Silk from China and gold from far-off Africa
6. 5.

   Where did the Hanseatic League begin, Bo asks?

   • Troyes and Provins, in Champagne
   • Genoa
   • Paris
   • Lübeck and other North German towns
7. 6.

   The fair towns stood where old Roman roads crossed, near rivers. Why would that help a fair, Esme asks?

   • Roads kept merchants away
   • Merchants could reach them easily
   • Rivers stopped trade
   • The Romans themselves held the fairs
8. 7.

   Why would merchants join together in a league, Jun asks?

   • To stop trading
   • Because each of them lived in Champagne
   • To protect their trade together
   • To make robbery easier
9. 8.

   Six fairs a year, spread through the year, rotated around Champagne. Why might a cycle of fairs help merchants, Kira asks?

   • Merchants could trade once in a lifetime
   • Merchants could trade at many times of year
   • Fairs ran at one time together
   • Fairs banned travel
10. 9.

    Milo's note says, "The Hansa started with nearly 200 towns." Which fix is right?

    • Leave it: the number 200 is in the chain
    • Change "towns" to "fairs"
    • Change "200" to "2"
    • Change it: the league grew to many towns over time
11. 10.

    Noah's note says, "Each fair led to one effect only." Which fix is right?

    • Change "fair" to "field"
    • Change "effect" to "cause"
    • Leave it: one cause, one effect
    • Change it: the fairs had two effects