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by Brooklyn Zell 5 years ago

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Rise of Middle Class Trades & Guilds

The emergence of the middle class during the medieval period marked a significant shift in societal structure, previously dominated by nobles and lower classes. This new class was characterized by a strong belief in the potential for social mobility through hard work and trade.

Rise of Middle Class Trades & Guilds

Rise of Middle Class Trades & Guilds

they kept up their appearance with a healthy income

they believed that you could improve their status with hard work

members of the middle class joined groups to get rid of poverty

https://www.encyclopedia.com/history/encyclopedias-almanacs-transcripts-and-maps/rise-middle-class

guilds offered benefits to lords and aldermens

https://sites.google.com/a/guilford.edu/life-and-money-in-medieval-europe/the-rise-of-the-middle-class

guilds threatened members with the loss of prayer after death service if they did not follow rules

anyone who was smart and had access to money was apart of trade

before the middle ages, the only classes were the nobles and lower class

guilds were powerful and rich

https://nypost.com/2015/12/27/the-rise-and-fall-of-middle-class-america/

in 1971, 61% of the population was middle class

https://valmcbeath.com/victorian-era-middle-classes/#.XbDYLGfSnIU

the middle class was defined by their values

Victorian middle class is divided between upper middle class and lower middle class

the middle class looked down on the upper class because of the way they treated the lower class

merchant guilds did not care for your birth

guilds promote cooperation

guilds wanted to increase trade flow and increase availability of materials between craftsmen

guilds loaned money or credit to people

guilds put holds over people's soul

selling something for a higher price than bought is immoral

there has always been conflicts between the middle class traders and upper class traders

guilds brought the merchant class together