Medieval towns were much more advanced then the feudal world surrounding them. These medieval towns popped up all over medieval Europe in the sites of the old cities. Medieval towns had many more opportunities for the common people then feudal communities did. In the feudal world you could only be one of three things: those who worked the field, those who fought, and those who ruled. Merchants in the feudal world traded mostly locally in …showed first 75 words of 542 total…

…showed last 75 words of 542 total…a member of a guild one had to began as an apprentice, which usually lasted seven to fourteen years. With so much commercial expansion, much conflict came about that helped spark competition and work within the guilds. Medieval cities were a giant advancement from the small feudal world that surrounded them. The medieval cities not only advanced what that feudal villages had, but created new ideas and helped bring Europe out of its commercial slump.