6.4 Cities fight for freedom

6.4 Cities fight for Freedom
Culemborg got its citystatus in the year 1318. Utrecht already had it since 1122. 
This was the cityhall of Culemborg in the past
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6.4 Cities fight for Freedom
Culemborg got its citystatus in the year 1318. Utrecht already had it since 1122. 
This was the cityhall of Culemborg in the past

Slide 1 - 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 2 - Slide

Planning for this lesson
  • Checking the homework
  • Instruction about 6.4 Cities fight for freedom
  • Discussing the Assignment about 6.1 and 6.3

Slide 3 - 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 4 - Quiz

[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 5 - 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 6 - Quiz

Planning for this lesson
  • Checking the homework
  • Instruction about 6.4 Cities fight for freedom
  • Discussing the Assignment about 6.1 and 6.3

Slide 7 - Slide

6.4 Cities fight for Freedom
Culemborg got its citystatus in the year 1318. Utrecht already had it since 1122. 
This was the cityhall of Culemborg in the past

Slide 8 - Slide

Importance of cities
  • Growth of trade -> cities became richer and more powerfull.
  • Landlords gathered more taxes from cities.

Slide 9 - 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 10 - Slide

The FourLander coin (C. 1468-1474)

Slide 11 - Slide

City charter
  • The privileges (special rights for the city) were written down in a contract called a city charter
  • The rights were always given by the landlord.
City charter of Culemborg (1318)
NL: Stadsrechten
City charter of Tiel (1371)

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  • The privileges (special rights for the city) were written down in a contract called a city charter
  • The 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 13 - Slide

Self-rule of cities
  • A schepen was someone who possessed land in the city.
  • A schout was the head of all the schepenen.
  • The schout and schepenen ruled the cities.

Slide 14 - Slide

Schout: leader of the schepenen
One of the schepenen. They also functioned as police

Slide 15 - Slide

City People

  • Free city people were called burghers
  • There were big differences between rich and poor burghers
  • There were 3 groups of burghers:




Slide 16 - Slide

Slide 17 - Slide

Most powerfull
Least powerfull
Craftsmen and shopkeepers
Common workers and beggars
Merchants and masters of a guild

Slide 18 - 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 19 - Slide

Homework
  • April 6th: Small test 6.1, 6.3 and 6.4 Lessonups
  • I will check 3 plenda's at random.

Slide 20 - Slide

Planning for this lesson
  • Checking the homework
  • Instruction about 6.4 Cities fight for freedom
  • Discussing the Assignment about 6.1 and 6.3

Slide 21 - Slide