THE IBERIAN PENINSULA DURING THE LATE MIDDLE AGES

Why was there an increase in production and a growth of the population, as in the rest of Europe?

• Due to a larger amount of land under cultivation.

• Both answers are true.

• Due to a larger amount of land under cultivation.

What were the mestas?

• Associations created by the sheep farmers in Castilla to defend their rights.

• Associations created by the monarchs to defend their rights.

• Associations created by the feudal lords to defend their rights.

Why was the city of Medina del Campo important?

• Because it was where one of the most important fairs in Castilla took place.

• Because it was an important centre of craftsmanship

• Because it was where the Honourable Council of the Mesta was based.

What were the destinations of the Castilian wool produced in Burgos?

• Flanders and England.

• Santander and Bilbao.

• Medina del Campo.

What type of economic activity did the Honourable Council of the Mesta organise?

• Castilian livestock farming and agriculture.

• Sheep farming.

• The economic activity of the plains.

What were the cañadas reales?

• Trails which the feudal lords travelled along.

• Trails which the sheep travelled along.

• Trails which the Alfonso X travelled along.

What was the transhumant farming?

• The farmers moved with their flocks in search of pastures in the south during the winter and in the north during the summer.

• The farmers moved with their flocks in search of pastures in the north during the winter and in the south during the summer.

• The farmers moved with their flocks in search of pastures in the south during the summer and in the north during the winter.

Consistía en repartir latifundios (grandes extensiones de tierras) a los nobles y a las órdenes militares que habían participado en la conquista.

• Repartimiento

• Latifundismo

• Reparticiones

Las cartas pueblas eran....

• las cartas de la baraja española.

• fueros para atraer pobladores a un territorio o ciudad.

• fueros para expulsar pobladores de un territorio o ciudad.

Acuerdos por los cuales se permitía a los habitantes judíos y musulmanes permanecer en los territorios musulmanes conquistados por los cristianos a cambio de pagar unos impuestos especiales.

• Capítulos.

• Capitulaciones.

• Pogromos.