Rabochiia Tetrat 6 Klass Kriuchkova Istoriia Srednikh Vikov Zadaniia 2 K 18 Paragrafu -

Merchants and townspeople supported the King against the feudal lords because a strong central power protected trade and order.

Philip II Augustus successfully took Normandy and other French lands from the English (John Lackland). Merchants and townspeople supported the King against the

The city itself is transforming. The King has ordered the main streets to be paved with stone—no more sinking into the muck after a spring rain! He is even building a great wall around Paris to keep us safe, and a massive fortress they call the Louvre. The King has ordered the main streets to

Just yesterday, I saw the King’s men returning from the north. They bring news of great victories against the English King, John Lackland. It is said that Normandy, Anjou, and Maine are finally ours again! For a merchant like me, this is a blessing. No longer do I have to pay a dozen different tolls to local lords just to bring my wool across a single province. The King is bringing order, and where there is order, there is trade. They bring news of great victories against the

My name is Jean, and I have lived in Paris all my life. I remember when the streets were nothing but mud and the King's word barely reached beyond our city walls. But times have changed under our King, .