How trade, towns and guilds grew in the Middle Ages
Grade 7 Social Studies Worksheet - Building Confidence

Circle the best answer.
Kira's chain has a blank: what did the three-field system lead to first?
- Towns win charters
- Fewer crops each year
- Markets close down
- More crops to sell
Luz's chain has a blank: what grew when there were more crops to sell?
Cause and effect chain "From farm surplus to towns": [1] the three-field system: two of three fields are planted each year; [2] more crops to sell; [3] ?; [4] towns win charters from the ruler, setting their own rights and laws. Arrows: 1 → 2, 2 → 3, 3 → 4. The box marked ? is blank. Cause and effect chain "From farm surplus to towns": [1] the three-field system: two of three fields are planted each year; [2] more crops to sell; [3] ?; [4] towns win charters from the ruler, setting their own rights and laws. Arrows: 1 → 2, 2 → 3, 3 → 4. The box marked ? is blank. From farm surplus to towns [1] the three-field system: two of three fields are planted each year [2] more crops to sell [3] ? [4] towns win charters from the ruler, setting their own rights and laws - The fallow field
- Forests
- Markets and towns
- The number of farms left empty
Milo's chain has a blank: what did towns win from the ruler?
Cause and effect chain "From farm surplus to towns": [1] the three-field system: two of three fields are planted each year; [2] more crops to sell; [3] markets and towns grow; [4] ?. Arrows: 1 → 2, 2 → 3, 3 → 4. The box marked ? is blank. Cause and effect chain "From farm surplus to towns": [1] the three-field system: two of three fields are planted each year; [2] more crops to sell; [3] markets and towns grow; [4] ?. Arrows: 1 → 2, 2 → 3, 3 → 4. The box marked ? is blank. From farm surplus to towns [1] the three-field system: two of three fields are planted each year [2] more crops to sell [3] markets and towns grow [4] ? - Nothing worth having
- Charters setting their rights and laws
- Fairs in Champagne
- Three-field farms
Cause and effect chain "From farm surplus to towns": [1] the three-field system: two of three fields are planted each year; [2] more crops to sell; [3] markets and towns grow; [4] towns win charters from the ruler, setting their own rights and laws. Arrows: 1 → 2, 2 → 3, 3 → 4. Cause and effect chain "From farm surplus to towns": [1] the three-field system: two of three fields are planted each year; [2] more crops to sell; [3] markets and towns grow; [4] towns win charters from the ruler, setting their own rights and laws. Arrows: 1 → 2, 2 → 3, 3 → 4. From farm surplus to towns [1] the three-field system: two of three fields are planted each year [2] more crops to sell [3] markets and towns grow [4] towns win charters from the ruler, setting their own rights and laws Noah reads that one field was left fallow. What does fallow mean?
- Planted twice
- Left unplanted to rest
- Sold to a town
- Flooded with river water on purpose
Pia reads that towns won charters. What is a charter?
Use the picture in question 4.
- A market stall
- A written grant of a town's rights
- A kind of crop
- A tax on bread
Ren reads the word surplus. What is a farm surplus?
Use the picture in question 4.
- Food that has gone bad
- A field left fallow
- The food a farm grows in a year
- Extra food that can be sold
Which box in the chain is the first cause, Zee asks?
Use the picture in question 4.
- The three-field system
- Towns win charters
- More crops to sell
- Markets and towns grow
Which box in the chain is the last effect, Ari asks?
Use the picture in question 4.
- The three-field system
- Markets close
- More crops to sell
- Towns win charters
Why would more crops to sell help towns grow, Bo asks?
Use the picture in question 4.
- Towns grew crops in the streets
- Townspeople could buy food at markets
- Markets refused food
- Crops made towns smaller
Jun's friend says towns grew for one reason: charters. What is the best reply?
Use the picture in question 4.
- Agree: charters alone did it
- Disagree: towns did not grow
- Agree: towns came before farms
- Disagree: surpluses and markets came first