Rise of Trade and Towns

1) What led to the growth and development of Venice's trade?
They became a leading Port and many of its citizen became full time merchants.

2) How did the location of Flanders help it become an important trading center?
Its rivers were joined/linked together before they ended in the sea and that why they could trade allot.

3) What were Fairs?
Merchants traveling along the chief route trough eastern France and stopped to trade with each other at special gathering were called Fairs.

4) Who sponsored fairs and why?
They were sponsored by nobles who collected taxes on sale.

5) How did most towns develop in the Middle Ages?
Most towns of the middle ages developed from these merchant settlements

6) What was the Black Death?  How many people died from it?
It is a virus/disease were rats re infecting the people. About 25 million Europeans died.

7) What changes did burghers want to make in feudal laws?
They wanted more freedom (they didn't wanted to ask for permission to marry, move arround, or own land). They also didn't wanted to serf the army. They resented feudal laws. They got more power and wealth.