urban society
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URBAN SOCIETY
BOURGEOISIE, CITY GOVERNMENT AND CULTURE
THE APPEARANCE OF THE BOURGEOISIE
• The growth of cities transformed feudal society.
• Kings, nobles and clergy conceded more personal freedom and rights to their subjects
• As a result, a new social class was formed: the bourgeoisie.
• The bourgeoisie worked as artisans or traders
• They were not dependent on a feudal lord
There were differences among the bourgeoisie:
HIGH BOURGEOISIE:• Were important traders
and bankers
PETTY BOURGEOISIE:• Were master artisans
and small scale traders
The rich bourgeoisie of Venice built luxurious mansions to live in.CA D’ORO IN VENICE
Other social groups living in cities:Nobles, Clergy and Peasants Minorities such as Jews
Jews worked as doctors, moneylenders or artisans and lived in a separate neighborhood called the Jewish quarter
CITY GOVERMENT
• Cities were governed by magistrates, who worked under the mayor in the areas of finance, order and justice.
• Over time, this resulted in cities being governed by the richest families, who made up a privileged group called urban patricians
CULTURE
• During the 12th century, the bourgeoisie and the nobles began to develop an appreciation for knowledge.
• This appreciation, together with economic and urban growth, led to the development of schools, and later universities
EUROPEAN UNIVERSITIES
Oxford
SALAMANCA UNIVERSITYLIBRARY
Library University of Salamanca