<span>The correct answer is the last option. A guild is
an association of artisans or merchants who oversaw and trained new merchants
(apprentice). They were organized in a manner of a professional association, trade
union, cartel, and secret society. The important result of guilds is emergence
of universities of Bologna, Paris and Oxford.</span>
<span>It keeps the government from taking control of businesses and limiting their success. This is what a fascist government like Hitler did in germany. His government controlled all businesses. I think this is a vital interest that has helped this nation prosper in the past and will help far into the future.</span>
