If you belonged to a guild and lived in a cathedral town, it was a solid life. You were patronized and subsidized by a church, the guild provided help and aid. Things were nice. <span>The artisan in the medieval era had it easier than they would in the early modern era, where the nascent middle-classes crushed, bought church property and broke up the power of guilds.</span>
The most striking similarity between these two explorers was their ruthless nature towards the natives they encountered on their various journeys. Both men wanted to extract as many resources as possible from the conquered peoples.
Fossils give information of the lifestyle of past flora and fauna
