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Artisan workshop and trade

ARTISAN WORKSHOP

Artisan workshop

During the Middle ages, the term "artisan" was applied to those who

made things or provided services. It did not apply to unskilled labourers. Artisans were divided

into two distinct groups: those who operated

their own business and those who did not.

Those who owned their businesses were called

masters, while the latter were the journeymen

and apprentices.

GuildsArtisant who make the same

products formed guilds .

Medieval GuildsThe guilds were an important

part of city and town life. Guilds were:

•exclusive, regimented organizations;

•created in part to preserve the rights and privileges of their

members; and•separate and distinct from the civic governments, but since the functions and purposes of guild and civic government

overlapped, it was not always easy to tell them apart,

especially since many well-to-do guildsmen were prominent

in civic government.

Trade

Trade

Trade is the transfer of ownerships of goods and services from one person or entity to another by getting something in exchange from the buyer

Medieval trade

In the Middle Ages, a large amount of international trade was carried on in Europe, despite the many barriers presented by bad communications, robbers and pirates, political boundaries, currency problems, tolls, and customs

Trade rutesOLong distance trade was carried out

by ship:

O ·The Mediterranean routeO ·The Atlantic and Baltic routesO ·Hansa routes O ·Oriental and African routes

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By :

Arturo ,Nacha ,Denisa , Miriam And Clara