Why did merchant guilds form in the middle ages?
to serve local churches
to build cathedrals
to eliminate competition between merchants
to protect merchants and their goods

I believe the answer is: To protect merchants and their goods

During the middle ages, it is very common for the goods that being distributed by merchants to be robbed by bandits in the middle of journey. Because of this, merchant guild was created. They handle such problems by providing mercenaries army to guard the distribution process.

if you are talking about current time the answer is no

if you are talking about when the colonies were developing the answer is yes

the han greatly expands the chinese empire. the han dynasty retains the centralized bureaucracy and unified political system of the qin but adopts and grafts upon this the confucian view that government should be run by educated, ethical men.

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