HISTORY
MEDIEVAL CHRISTIAN EUROPE
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Question
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Members of guilds worked against each other to make sure other craftspeople were charged higher taxes, so they would go out of business
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Members of guilds worked together to object to poor treatment by lords, resulting in better treatment and lower taxes
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It was better for craftspeople to work alone than to belong to a guild
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Guilds were unimportant to the feudal economy
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Detailed explanation-1: -guild, also spelled gild, an association of craftsmen or merchants formed for mutual aid and protection and for the furtherance of their professional interests. Guilds flourished in Europe between the 11th and 16th centuries and formed an important part of the economic and social fabric in that era.
Detailed explanation-2: -A guild could fix the price of a product and prevent any advertisement or price reductions to stop competition among craftsmen and merchants. In doing so, the guild not only provided protection to its members, but also to consumers.
Detailed explanation-3: -Explanation: Some of the characteristics of a guild are: Each guild should have a mission or charter and guilds are encouraged to have participants in the guild help shape the mission or charter. The guild should have at least one facilitator, it is strongly recommended that you have two.
Detailed explanation-4: -Guild fixed rules of work and quality of finished product and its price to safeguard both the artisan and customer. The guilds also controlled ‘the prices of manufactured articles and these either depended on quality of work or were calculated according to fixed scale.