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The merchants and craftsmen that were in the same field of trade and commerce formed guilds. Guilds are little groups of traders that sell together and have certain rules and regulations that are followed to be in the group.
Benefits of Guilds:Guilds keep the items being sold at a reasonable price and the quality of the merchandise up to standard. Being a member of a guild gave most members a sense of pride in their everyday work and gave them a more positive attitude. People gave more respect than usual and guilds would have had some authority and a name in the metropolis that they lived in. Guilds started out as a group of business workers, but as time went on, the members would grow close together - as close as a family and they would care for each other. For example, if one member of the guild's family died, the whole group would remorse, not just the one induvidual. Everyone was honest about what they sold, how much they sold, how much money the item cost, and how much money they sold it for. If they weren't honest, they knew that they had bad penalties headed their way. |
