Compare towns in middle agesWith cities today
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Explanation:
Life in Medieval Towns and Cities
In urban areas there was essentially freedom within the walls. When cities and towns received their charters, a certain amount of freedom was gained, but it was by no means a democratic society.
Population and Urban Environment
Medieval cities were extremely small by our standards. London had only 10,000-100,000 residents during the medieval period. Cities were geographically small with the average about 1 square mile with 300,000 inhabitants. The streets were exceedingly narrow and unpaved; mud was common. Sometimes the main street and market square were cobblestoned. Cities and larger towns were usually surrounded by a wall, which enhanced the separation between urban and rural, but the fields frequently came up to the wall. City dwellers would help rural people who came to the city for market.
Buildings
The guild hall was a large building and was often the building that housed city protection until the late middle ages when cannons were introduced. Churches were the largest buildings especially in cathedral cities. Cathedrals were the seat of the bishops of a diocese. Generally there were several parish churches and castles that straddled the city walls with the main gate to the city.