A small group of people having control of a country or organisation.
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Which class of people formed the urban oligarchy in 14th Century feudal Europe?
Merchants and bankers dominated the municipal governments.
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Why did the poor revolt in urban areas?
They wanted to overthrow the urban oligarchy.
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The system of government of the Roman Catholic Church where the Pope is the supreme head.
Papacy
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Where did merchants and bankers get their wealth from?
From the possession of goods and money- not land ownership.
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What did guilds want to ensure?
The quality of a product and also fixing of prices.
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What were guilds?
They were associations of craftsmen with the same trade.
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An extreme shortage of food.
A famine.
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What did peasants revolt about in times of social unrest in the 14th Century?
They wanted freedom from the manorial system.
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Which different class groups emerged during the High Middle Ages?
Merchants and bankers/ tradesmen and craftsmen/ peasants
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What is a theocracy?
It's when a religious leader has all the power over civil governance.
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Which 5 factors revitalised trade during the High Middle Ages?
Technical advances in transport, safer trade routes,more types of currencies were in circulation, the creation of guilds and new jobs that facilitated payments.