Were townspeople cleverer
than peasants?
Objectives
By the end of this
lesson you will be
able to:
■
compare the skills
needed by villagers
and townspeople
■
understand
differences in the
lives of ordinary
people in the
Middle Ages
You have now learned about the lives of ordinary people in
villages.As you read about people who lived in towns, compare
the lives of townspeople and village people.
An apothecary’s shop,
where medicine was
produced and sold
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Charter: a document laying down rules for people to follow
Apothecary: a man who made medicines