A merchant belonged to the guild. The guild was like a union.
A guild is a union of people do or make the same things.
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.
Craft guilds made items for the merchant guilds while the merchant sold the items.
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Merchants guild
No, a merchant was an individual who sold things, but a guild was a group of merchants or craftsmen who had certain common interests.
A guild is a union of people do or make the same things.
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.
I think what you are asking about may be the word "hansa" or "hanse" which was not a merchant's guild, but an organization or league of merchant's guilds. The Hanseatic League rivaled nations for power and importance at one time.
a medieval merchant would either live in a seperate house in the same village/town or have his house built into his shop :)
Craft guilds made items for the merchant guilds while the merchant sold the items.
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Merchants guild
A merchant is someone who buys and sells objects for a living. A medieval merchant is one who did that during the Middle Ages
what are examples of a craft guild
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The only difference was what they made or sold.