What were the main functions of a guild? A. to protect the interests of people working in an industry and maintain standards within the industry B. to demand good wages and benefits for unskilled workers in factories C. to find cures for the Black Death and to prevent it from spreading to the Italian city-states D. to negotiate trade agreements with Byzantine and Muslim representatives

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Dominique Rojas

29 March, 22:13

What were the main functions of a guild? A. to protect the interests of people working in an industry and maintain standards within the industry B. to demand good wages and benefits for unskilled workers in factories C. to find cures for the Black Death and to prevent it from spreading to the Italian city-states D. to negotiate trade agreements with Byzantine and Muslim representatives

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A. to protect the interests of people working in an industry and maintain standards within the industry

They were made to protect people from artisans that would trick them as well as to protect artisans from other artisans. It prevented unfair competition or fraud among themselves, and then protected consumers form bad merchants or fraudulent behavior.