作者：Brooklyn Zell 5 年以前
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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
