The document provides information about medieval cities including: - The population of cities grew substantially between 1000-1300 AD due to increased agricultural production and trade. More efficient plows and mills supported population growth. - Trade between cities expanded, with items like perfumes and silks imported via merchant routes. Merchant guilds organized trade along different transportation routes. - Cities had specialized occupations like bakers, blacksmiths, and weavers. Guilds represented different occupations and trades.

1. Medieval
Ci*es

5. 1
Look
at
the
graph
and
answer
these
ques3ons.
a. What
was
the
popula3on
in
the
year
1000?
b. Can
you
explain
this
increase?
2
Inves3gate
a. Why
were
mouldboard
ploughs
more
efficient?
b.What
were
mills
used
for?

8. Reconstruc*on
of
a
medieval
trade
fair
Ac3vity
You
are
a
young
peasant
who
wants
to
migrate
to
a
city.
What
reasons
would
you
give
your
parents
to
convince
them
It
is
a
good
idea?

9. A
bishop
blessing
a
trade
fair
1. Complete
the
sentences.
a. The
______linked
Spanish
and
Italian
ci3es
with
the
Byzan3ne
empire.
b.
Luxury
items,
such
as
perfumes
and
silks
were
imported
by
the____________.
c.
A
merchant`s
associa3on,
called________
dominated
the
Atlan3c
and
Bal3c
route.
d.
Merchant
bought
and
social
goods
at________
2
Organise
the
informa3on.
-­‐Trade
increased.
-­‐Agricultural
produc3on
increased.
-­‐The
popula3on
grew.
3
Inves3gate
-­‐What
is
credit?
-­‐What
is
a
bill
of
exchange?
-­‐Are
they
s3ll
used
today?

10. Methods
of
transport

11. A
medieval
port

13. Reconstruc3on
of
a
medieval
city
Zamora:
the
city’s
medieval
structure

14. Look
at
this
photograph
of
Ávila.
Find
the
following
places
and
explain
what
happened
there.
-­‐Cathedral
-­‐Walls
-­‐Main
square

16. Main
medieval
ci3es
in
Spain
Find
the
names
of
the
countries
They
are
in
today.
a. Gdansk
b. Bergen.
c. Kiev.
d. Hull.
e. Bruges.
f. Cologne.
g. Avignon.
h. Damascus.

17. Match
the
occupa3ons
and
the
ac3vi3es
Occupa3on
• Weaver
• Cooper
• Blacksmith
• Baker
• Dyer
• Carpenter
• Ac3vity
• Dying
cloth
• Making
bread
• Making
and
reparing
barrels
• Making
and
repairing
wooden
objects
• Making
objects
out
of
metal
especially
iron
• Making
cloth

19. A
procession
of
a
lawyers’
guild
A
cobblers’
guild

20. The
king
and
his
court
The
king
and
parliament
True
or
false?
Correct
the
false
statemens
A
Monarchs
became
weakerin
the
12t
century
B
Ci3es
and
monarchs
C
Parliaments
decided
on
taxes,
especially
for
wars.
D
Parliaments
were
mainly
composed
of
aristocrat