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 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.
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.