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Urban Life Flourishes - Coggle Diagram
Urban Life Flourishes
Beginning
between 1000 and 1150
Towns grew and flourished
he population of western Europe rose from around 30 million to about 42 million
Paris
had no more than 60,000 people by the year 1200
Population Density
Trade and Towns Grow Together
Trade grows
More people move to cities (Towns + streets grow)
Streets become polluted and dirty
Houses are crammed + Lacked fresh air
Houses became fire hazard since they were made of wood
Why didn't they make their house out of clay or concrete?
People moved to pursue social + economic oppurtunities
Serfs could become free in towns
"Town air makes you free"
Urban
Merchant Class Shifts the Social Order
towns came under the authority of feudal lords
who used their authority to levy fees, taxes, and rents
As trade expanded, the burghers, or merchant-class town dwellers
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