2. 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.
3. • The bourgeoisie worked as artisans or traders
• They were not dependent on a feudal lord
4. There were differences among the
bourgeoisie:
HIGH BOURGEOISIE: PETTY BOURGEOISIE:
• Were important traders • Were master artisans
and bankers and small scale traders
5. The rich bourgeoisie of Venice built
luxurious mansions to live in.
CA D’ORO IN VENICE
6. 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
7. 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
8. 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
