Unit7. Cities in Medieval Europe

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Cities in Medieval EuropeCities in Medieval Europe

What do we know?

Economic transformations

Which technological innovation is shown in this image?

What other innovations improved agricultural production?

Political transformations

What institution does this image show?

Who participated in these bodies, and what was their function?

Medieval cities: crafts

What activities took place in each of the places labelled on the image?

Describe the different types of craftworkers who worked in workshops.

Medieval cities: trade

Which aspect of trade is shown in this image?

What consequences did the expansion of trade have?

Foreign trade

What factors helped the development of foreign trade?

Which areas of Europe were important trading areas?

Society

Name the different social classes shown in these images.

What were each group’s main characteristics?

Daily life

Which important buildings or places in the city can you see in this image?

How many different types of work can you see in the image?

Daily life

What social class do you think these people belong to?

What do you think their home was like?

Culture

What subjects did students study in Medieval universities?

Can you name any universities that were founded during the Middle Ages?

Architecture

What were the typical features of Gothic architecture?

Which of these features can you see in the image?

Painting

What were the main features of painting during this period?

Describe this painting.

The crises of the 14th century

Which 14th-century crisis is depicted in this image?

What other crises took place during the 14th century?

What have we learned?

Economicand politicaltransformations

Economicand politicaltransformations

Innovations in farming: three-year crop rotation, iron-wheeled mouldboard plough, use of horses in farming tasks, etc.

Political transformations: creation of the cortes

Medieval citiesMedieval cities

Council and magistratesUrban government

Urban government

EconomyEconomy

SocietySociety

Development of craftwork; creation of the guilds

Development of domestic trade (markets and fairs) and foreign trade via sea

Nobility: some nobles moved to the cities

Bourgeoisie: new social group, which controlled the government of the city

Peasants: some fled to the cities

Clergy: mendicant orders were established (Franciscans and Dominicans)

What have we learned?

Architecture and art: development of Gothic style

Architecture and art: development of Gothic style

Architecture: pointed arch and ribbed vault

Sculpture and painting: more natural and expressive

Daily life in medieval cities

It was better than life in the country

Culture, architectureand art

CultureCulture Creation of universities

From the crises of the 14th century to the Early Modern Age

During the 14th century, Europe suffered various crises