1. Introductions - Who is who
2. Syllabus and assignments
3. Organization - Classroom leadership assigned
4. History of the City to 1000
5. Quick summary of medieval history to 1500
   • Agrarian revolution
   • Commercial revolution
   • Development of administrative kingships
   • Crusades
   • England and London
   • France - Paris, Champagne, the South
   • Italy - the Merchant Empires
   • Germany (and the low countries) - The Hansa
   • Spain - Islamic World (mostly left out)
6. Break
7. General discussion of what makes a city?
   • Define a "city."
   • Describe your "city" - what are its problems, issues, attitributes? How does it work?
   • General categories to look at for any urban area.

Images

Rome - Look at the urbanization	Medieval Trade

Survey of Images of Medieval Cities

• Badolato (Calabria)
• Bath
• Belves (France)
• Cefalu (Sicily)
• Groningen
• Jerusalem
• Jerusalem
• Korcula (Croatia?)
• London -1300
• London - 1593
• York
• York
• Venice
• Medieval Map page
• Medieval English City page