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
f
(t/f) the Greeks were one of the early settlers on the Iberian Peninsula before the arrival of the Romans
t
(t/f) the siesta was brought to Spain by the Moors
t
(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
t
where did Pizarro capture Atahualpa
Cajamarca
the Roman name for modern day portugal
Lusitania, Portus Cale
cabildo
town council, municipal council in the Spanish colonies
in what year did Constantinople fall to the Ottoman Turks
1453
which of the following was not a Roman emperor from Hispania
(a) Hadrian
(b) Quintilian
(c) Trajan
(d) Marcus Aurelius
(e) Theodosius
Quintillian
the founding of Portugal can best be described as
an accident of hap and circumstance among groups of people with no real connection
military orders founded during this time
Calatrava, Alacantara, & Santiago (CAS)
Treaty of Windsor
England and Portugal
which occupied Iberia at one time
Romans, Visagoths, French, Moors
