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In most medieval countries, the government was a monarchy. By contrast, guilds were governed by their members, rather democratically. So guilds were not the same as most governments.
There were places, however, where the guilds actually took over towns and cities, installing governments of their own. This was usually done by groups of guilds, and the resulting governments were republican in form, sometimes approaching democracy. Such towns and cities were mostly within monarchies, subject to a king or emperor, and were called free cities or communes. Sometimes, however, they were entirely independent republics.
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What do merchant guilds provide loans and aid to?
Merchant guilds provided loans and aid to merchants and their families. A merchant guild was a group of workers in the same industry during the Middle Ages. Merchant guilds also helped with trade between other civilizations.
What was the name given to the groups that protected and set standards for merchants and crafts people in medieval towns?
In Medieval England, tradesmen in the same craft joined a local guild. This guild acted like a modern union in many ways. All tradesmen were required to join their respective guilds. The guilds also provided training for apprentices who were accepted into their programs.
What is difference between middle ages and medieval times?
They were the same thing. Medieval means of the Middle Ages.
Were the clothing during the Renaissance and the middle ages the same?
There was a certain overlap between the Middle Ages and the Renaissance, particularly in Italy, where the Renaissance began about a hundred years before the Middle Ages ended. So there was a point when they were the same. Fashions change, however, and this was especially true in both the Late Middle Ages and the Renaissance. Apart from that bit of overlap, clothing of the Renaissance and the Middle Ages were different.
Are the Middle Ages the same time period as the Roman and Early Medieval Times?
Most people who talk of Roman times are referring to the period of the Roman Empire ending with the fall of the West Roman Empire in the 5th century. This happened before the Middle Ages began. The word medieval means the same as Middle Ages, so the early medieval times are the same as the Early Middle Ages, but that is only part of the Middle Ages.
How long did India's middle ages last for?
The same amount of time as the rest of the world's middle ages - about 900 years.
Is middle ages the same time period as medieval?
Yes, it is the same.
Is a tournament the same as a tourney in the middle ages?
Yes
Is the meidevel era the same as middle ages?
yes
What is the same about now and the middle ages?
litter on the streets
Are the crusades and middle ages the same thing?
No. The Middle Ages is the period of Western European history from 500 - 1500 A.D. The Crusades were a series of invasions of the Middle East by Europeans, instigated by various Popes during the Middle Ages.
Are middle ages and medieval times the same?
The Middle Ages and medieval times are the same thing. The word medieval is defined as the adjectival form for Middle Ages, and comes from Latin words meaning middle ages. One thing to remember, however, is that while a given historian usually does not distinguish between the meanings of the two terms, historians disagree with each other about the dates of the period. So one historian might say the terms Middle Ages and medieval times both refer to the times from 476 to 1453, and another might say they both terms refer to the times from from 1066 to 1485. There is a link below to an article on the Middle Ages.
