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Spain in the Late Middle Ages

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  • TRUE/FALSE: The cities in the Late Middle Ages were known as boroughs and their inhabitants were called the bourgeoisie.
    True.
  • What was the name of the pandemic that hit Spain during the Late Middle Ages?
    The Bubonic Plague
  • What were the common problems in medieval cities?
    There were frequent fires, and there was also the absence of hygiene.
  • What were promissory notes?
    These were documents assigned to a particular person in place of money.
  • Who supplied silks, spices, and perfumes from the East? a. Hanseatic League b. Portuguese Traders c. The Venetian, Genoese, and Catalan traders d. All of the above
    c. The Venetian, Genoese, and Catalan traders
  • TRUE/FALSE: Peasant women carried out agricultural tasks.
    True.
  • What role did associations play during this period?
    Associations were guilds of particular professions who joined together to protect their interests.
  • TRUE/FALSE: The city was divided into factions according to religion and economic activity.
    False. The city was divided into neighbourhoods.
  • TRUE/FALSE: Spain in the Late Middle Ages had an economic development.
    True
  • This group was consisted of small-scale traders and craftsmen whose economic situation was more modest.
    The petite bourgeoisie
  • What were the three estates during the Late Middle Ages?
    Nobles, Clergy, Commoners
  • He was a famous Venetian merchant who travelled to China. When he returned to Italy, he wrote "The Book of the Marvels of the World" in which he recounted his travels.
    Marco Polo
  • Why did the number of urban inhabitants and the economic power of the cities grow?
    Because traders and craftsmen lived and worked in them (the cities).
  • Arrange the following from lowest to highest: Jews, Urban Clergy, Wealthy Bourgeoisie, Petite Bourgeoisie, Lower Nobility, Upper Nobility, Other city inhabitants
    Upper Nobility, Wealthy Bourgeoisie, Urban Clergy, Petite Bourgeoisie, Lower Nobility, Jews, Other city inhabitants
  • How did money changing happen in the Late Middle Ages?
    The Money Changers calculated the different types of money, depending on what it was made of and how much it weighed.
  • What was the advantage of carrying promissory notes as opposed to carrying money?
    Promissory notes allowed tradesmen to travel without the fear of getting robbed.
  • What was the Hanseatic League?
    They were groups of merchants in northern Europe who established maritime trade routes. They traded products such as wool, cloth, and others.
  • All of the following were products traded by the Hanseatic League, EXCEPT: a. Spices b. Fish c. Salt d. Honey
    a. Spices
  • Who were the Catholic monarchs who completed the Reconquista?
    Ferdinand II and Isabella I
  • TRUE/FALSE: All cities in the Late Middle Ages had cathedrals, hospitals, universities, public baths, and fortifications.
    FALSE. Only the most important cities had these buildings.
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