Repeat 6.3 + 6.4

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6.4: Cities fight for freedom

Test Chapter 6

Study: 

Paragraph 5.2, 6.1, 6.2, 6.3 and 6.4

Next Thursday: the 4th of April

Plan

• Last lesson: 6.3
• This lesson: repeat 6.3 and 6.4 cities fight for freedom
• Tomorrow: 6.2 the Crusades
• Next week: repeat + practice test and test

Significance of cities

• Growth of trade > cities became richer.
• They wanted more self-governance > city rights.
• Feudal system > they had to convince their landlords (vassals).

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City rights

• Cities started paying taxes in exchange for privileges.
• Special rights: markets, city wall, etc.
• Sometimes they received a city charter: special contract with city rights.
• This meant self-governance.

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Self-government

• Be aware: sch! No English term. Strict Dutch concept.
• Allowed to create their own laws.
• Schepenen made laws, kept the city safe and more (policeman with more power).
• Schout: head of schepenen. 
• Later: council of rich citizens.

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City people

• City governance: Schout and Schepenen. 
• City people: not serfs anymore. They were free.
• If you were in the city for 1 year and 1 day, you could become burghers.
• There were loads of differences between burghers.

Burghers = burgers.

Merchants + Guild masters

Craftsmen + shopkeepers

Common workers + beggars

Burghers: hierarchy

Count Floris V

• Count of Holland and Zeeland (the Netherlands had regions it was not a united country).
• Peasants :) > he gave swamp that they could turn into farmland (ontginnen).
• Nobles felt like they were losing power. They didn't like Floris.

Fighting for power

• West-Frisians couldn't be conquered. He gave the local peasants many privileges. Landlords were mad.
• Floris worked together with cities and peasants against landlords and nobles.

• 1296: he was captured by landlords and imprisoned in the Muiderslot.
• They later tried to move him, but he was killed.

Assignment

1. Read the paragraphs that will be on the test. You don't have to read every single word carefully, you may 'scan' the text.
2. Write down what you still find difficult about each paragraph. Give this paper to me!
3. Homework next week: write down the essence of each paragraph. Write down two important questions about each paragraph. Use the essence.