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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

Grade 7 Social Studies Worksheet - Building Confidence

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Circle the best answer.

1.
Kira's chain has a blank: what did the three-field system lead to first?
- Markets close down
- Fewer crops each year
- More crops to sell
- Towns win charters
2.
Milo's chain has a blank: what did towns win from the ruler?
- Fairs in Champagne
- Charters setting their rights and laws
- Three-field farms
- Nothing worth having
3.
Noah reads that one field was left fallow. What does fallow mean?
- Flooded with river water on purpose
- Planted twice
- Left unplanted to rest
- Sold to a town
4.
Pia reads that towns won charters. What is a charter?
Use the picture in question 3.
- A kind of crop
- A market stall
- A written grant of a town's rights
- A tax on bread
5.
In the three-field system, how many fields were planted each year, Tala asks?
Use the picture in question 3.
- One of the three
- Not one
- The three of them
- Two of the three
6.
Which box in the chain is the first cause, Zee asks?
Use the picture in question 3.
- More crops to sell
- The three-field system
- Towns win charters
- Markets and towns grow
7.
Which box in the chain is the last effect, Ari asks?
Use the picture in question 3.
- More crops to sell
- Towns win charters
- The three-field system
- Markets close
8.
Why would more crops to sell help towns grow, Bo asks?
Use the picture in question 3.
- Markets refused food
- Towns grew crops in the streets
- Crops made towns smaller
- Townspeople could buy food at markets
9.
Why might a town want a charter, Esme asks?
Use the picture in question 3.
- To have its rights in writing
- Because charters were crops
- To plant more fields
- To stop trade from coming into the town
10.
Jun's friend says towns grew for one reason: charters. What is the best reply?
Use the picture in question 3.
- Agree: charters alone did it
- Agree: towns came before farms
- Disagree: towns did not grow
- Disagree: surpluses and markets came first

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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.

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

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

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