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The Formation of Western Europe - Coggle Diagram
The Formation of Western Europe
Merchant Class Shifts the Social Order
The merchants and craftspeople of medieval towns did not fit into the traditional medieval social order of noble, clergy, and peasant.
As trade expanded, the burghers, or merchant-class town dwellers, resented this interference in their trade and commerce.
They organized themselves and demanded privileges.
These rights included freedom from certain kinds of tolls and the right to govern the town.
At times they fought against their landlords and won these rights by force.
Beginning
Most towns had a market, where food and local goods were bought and sold. Much larger were the great merchant fairs, which could attract merchants from many countries
Scholars estimate that between 1000 and 1150, the population of western Europe rose from around 30 million to about 42 million
Towns grew and flourished. Compared to great cities like Constantinople, European towns were unsophisticated and tiny
Europe’s largest city, Paris, probably had no more than 60,000 people by the year 1200
A typical town in medieval Europe had only about 1,500 to 2,500 people. Even so, these small communities became a powerful force for change in Europe
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Trade & Towns Grow Together
Why might lack of hygiene have been more of a problem in towns and cities than in the country?
The lack of hygiene had been more of a problem in towns/cities rather than the country because of the constant fire hazard. It would also be a bad idea having many people from different places with poor hygiene grouped up.
trade was important.
trade caused the growth of cities
the excitement of towns drew many people
medieval draw backs (the bad things)
streets were narrow
filled with animals and their waste
no sewers
peopel dumped waste into streets and in front of houses
people never bathed, their houses lacked fresh air, liight, and clean water.
houses were built of wood and thatched roofs.
meny people moved people chose to move to towns to pursue the economic and social opportunities they offered.
Inside the walls of a medieval town
concept: trade.
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