Quiz II Flashcards
he is known as the patron saint of arms, it is after the miracle of Compostela when armor was discovered to help fight off the Moors
Santo Iago
the Aztec leader during time of first contact, appears to have been unsure of how to deal with the Spanish
Montezuma II
privileges granted to stock herders allowing them to drive their herds without having to compensate landowners for damages
mesta
large aztec city in a lake that was the main city of this Indian civilization
Tenochtitlan
a new convert to Christianity from Judaism in the Spanish kingdoms
Conversos
the Portuguese monarch who turned Columbus down in 1485, his early work led to Portugal’s success in reaching the East Indies
Joao II
the Christian soldier who was known for his strategic thinking, eventually he will turn into a mercenary
El Cid
citizens of the Spanish municipality
municipois
castilian monarch who put into place a more Roman-like series of laws known as Las Siete Partidos
El Sabio/Alfonso
a large landed estate, especially one that is inefficiently or inadequately exploited, feudal in its origins
latifundia
young crusading monarch of Portugal who disappeared in Monaco
Sebastian I
(t/f) the Aztec empire was one in which the king was absolute ruler
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(t/f) the Greeks were one of the early settlers on the Iberian Peninsula before the arrival of the Romans
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(t/f) the siesta was brought to Spain by the Moors
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(t/f) one of the oldest diplomatic alliances in European history is that of Spain and England with the signing of the Treaty of Windsor
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