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6.4 Cities fight for freedom
6.4 Cities fight for Freedom
Culemborg became a city with a city charter in 1318
This was the cityhall of Culemborg in the past
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6.4 Cities fight for Freedom
Culemborg became a city with a city charter in 1318
This was the cityhall of Culemborg in the past
Slide 1 - Slide
[6.3] Which of these is not a cause of urbanisation after 1000 AD?
A
Invention of the heavy plough
B
Guilds
C
Vikings stop invading
D
Invention of the three-field system
Slide 2 - Quiz
[6.3] Name one cause to the development of cities in the Late Middle Ages.
Slide 3 - Open question
Year 1
Year 2
Year 3
Three field system
[6.3]
Field 1
Field 2
Field 3
Fallow
Summer grains
Winter grains
Fallow
Summer grains
Winter grains
Slide 4 - Drag question
Goals for this lesson
At the end of this lesson you...
understand
how cities became economically and politically important.
understand
who ruled cities in the Late Middle Ages.
Slide 5 - Slide
Importance of cities
More trade -> cities became richer and more powerful.
Landlords gathered more taxes from their cities.
Slide 6 - Slide
Slide 7 - Slide
Privileges
Cities did not like paying taxes -> asked for
privileges
= special rights.
For example: the privilege to build a city wall, store goods, have a market or make your own coins.
Voorrechten
''Dingen die jij mag doen maar anderen niet''
The Medieval citywall of Culemborg
Slide 8 - Slide
The FourLander coin (C. 1468-1474)
Slide 9 - Slide
City charter
The privileges (special rights for the city) were written down in a contract called a
city charter
G
iven by the landlord.
City charter of Culemborg (1318)
City charter of Tiel (1371)
Slide 10 - Slide
The privileges (special rights for the city) were written down in a contract called a
city charter
T
he rights were always given by the landlord.
Medieval city of Tallin in modern day Estonia
Mediaval Cog ship
Gate of the most important Hanseatic city: Lübeck
Cities became more powerfull due to trade
Slide 11 - Slide
Self-rule of cities
S
chepen
=
someone who possessed land in the city.
Schout
= head of all the schepenen.
Together they ruled the cities.
Slide 12 - Slide
Schout: leader of the schepenen
One of the schepenen. They also functioned as police
Slide 13 - Slide
City People
Free city people were called
burghers
There were big differences between rich and poor burghers
Slide 14 - Slide
Slide 15 - Slide
Goals for this lesson
At the end of this lesson you...
understand
how cities became economically and politically important.
understand
who ruled cities in the Late Middle Ages.
Slide 16 - Slide
[6.4] Which of these statements is true?
A
Cities grew in the Late Middle Ages
B
Cities became less powerfull in the Late Middle Ages
C
Serfs had more freedom than people living in cities
D
Craftsmen were the most powerfull class in medieval cities
Slide 17 - Quiz
Most powerful
Least powerful
Craftsmen and shopkeepers
Common workers and beggars
Merchants and masters of a guild
Slide 18 - Drag question
[6.4] Put the term and meaning together
Head of the schepenen
Special rights, often obtained by nobles or cities
Special contract with city rights
Free people who lived in cities
Schout
Burghers
Privileges
City charter
Slide 19 - Drag question
[6.4] Who could give cityrights to a city?
A
The inhabitants of the city
B
The landlord of the area
C
The burghers (free people) of the city
D
The leader of the local church
Slide 20 - Quiz
6.4 Cities fight for Freedom
Culemborg became a city with a city charter in 1318
This was the cityhall of Culemborg in the past
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