Starter quiz
- Match-up the key words with the correct definitions.
- mayor⇔person elected to govern a city ✓
- merchant⇔person whose job is to buy and sell goods ✓
- weaver⇔person who makes textiles from materials like wool ✓
- True or false? Merchants in Norwich were wealthy enough to construct large new buildings in the city.
- True ✓
- False
- Write the missing word. Kings usually took power in England because they were closely _______ to the previous king.
- 'related' ✓
- Write the missing word. Worsteds were a popular type of _______ produced in medieval Norwich.
- wool
- textile ✓
- Wool
- Textile
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- Which description of medieval Norwich is accurate?
- it was a small city in East Anglia
- it was the biggest city in East Anglia ✓
- it was the biggest city in all of England
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- Which statement is most accurate?
- everybody in medieval Norwich worked in the same industry
- there were only a few different industries in medieval Norwich
- there were many different industries in medieval Norwich ✓
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Exit quiz
- Match the key words with the correct definition.
- elite⇔richest or most powerful group in a society ✓
- mayor⇔person elected to govern a city ✓
- freeman⇔person with special rights in a city ✓
- Write the missing word. The 1404 city charter allowed people in Norwich to elect a _______.
- 'mayor' ✓
- Which group made up most of the elite in medieval Norwich by the 15th century?
- merchants ✓
- peasants
- soldiers
- weavers
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- What did Margaret Wetherby demand in return for paying for a new church in 1458?
- that her and her husband should become mayor
- that her and her husband's name be written on every bookcase ✓
- that her and her husband should be prayed for
- nothing
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- Which statement is most accurate?
- nobody in Norwich could vote for who became mayor of Norwich
- only churchmen could vote for who became mayor of Norwich
- only freemen could vote for who became mayor of Norwich ✓
- everybody in the city could vote for who became mayor of Norwich
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- How did building the Guildhall show off Norwich's status?
- it was a new building
- it was built after Norwich recieved a new charter from the king
- it was the largest city hall in England outside of London ✓
- it was located in the centre of the city
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Key learning points
- A 1404 charter granted Norwich a mayor.
- The elite had almost exclusive control over government in Norwich.
- The Norwich elite was mostly made up of wealthy merchants.
- The elite used architecture and donations to show off their status.
Common misconception
Increased powers of self government in Norwich gave all locals more control over decision-making.
Only freemen had real political power in Norwich but very few women and almost no poor people were able to become freemen.
Keywords
Charter - a charter is a royal document which granted certain rights
Mayor - a mayor is the person elected to govern a city
Freeman - a freeman is a person with special rights in a city
Elite - an elite is the richest or most powerful group in a society
Status - the amount of respect or importance a person has is part of their status
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