I. Life in the Town A.The Growth of Towns

1.Trade began to grow 2.Towns got bigger3.People crowded4.Housing was cramped

B.Guilds a union of people of the same trade1. A young person started out as an apprentice

2.After several years he became a journeyman a)Had to produce a masterpiece b)Then he could be accepted int.,,,o a

guild. 3.Jews were persecuted

a)They could not join guilds b)They became merchants

4.The Towns eventually brought down feudalism a)Life was simpler in the town.