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Urban Life Flourishes - Coggle Diagram
Urban Life Flourishes
Trade & Towns Grow Together
Why might lack of hygiene have been more of a problem in towns and cities than in the country?
Answer: because there was many people living in towns and cities and with poor hygiene everyone could get sick, and people were mostly in groups or with family so without good hygiene the town would be gross
trade was the lifeblood of the new towns
trade sprung up at ports, crossroads, hilltops, and along rivers
when trade grew, towns in Europe swelled with people, the excitement of towns drew many people there
there were some drawbacks to living in a medieval town
streets were narrow, filled with animals and their waste
had no sewers, so most people dumped household and human waste in front of their houses
most people didn't bathe, houses lacked fresh air, lacked light, and water that was clean
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houses were built of wood and thatched roofs, which was a constant fire hazard.
people chose to move to towns to pursue social and economic opportunities
concept: trade... it became important in towns
people weren't content with the feudal existence on manors or in villages, many serfs ran away even though they were legally bound to their lord's manor and they were able to become free, they made better lives for themselves in towns.
Merchant Class Shifts the Social Order
They organized themselves and demanded privileges.
The merchants and craftspeople of medieval towns did not fit into the traditional medieval social order of noble.
At times they fought against their landlords and won these rights by force
As trade expanded, the burghers resented this interference in their trade and commerce
Concept - Trading
https://ermesverona.it/2022/12/28/the-rise-of-the-merchant-class-in-middle-ages/
Why were changes in Financial Services necessary to expand trade?
Answer - It allowed people to borrow money so they could buy things and start their own of business to expand trade. It also eliminated the need to carry around huge amounts of money.
Beginning
What attracted Europeans to towns in the middle ages
as trades grew the towns in Europe grew with them
the population of western Europe rose from around 30 million to about 42 million
By the later Middle Ages, trade was the very lifeblood of the new towns,
As trade grew, towns all over Europe swelled with people.
