The late middle ages

Why is the development of the cities associated with an increase in trade?

• Because the traders founded new cities along their routes.

• Because the traders and craftsmen, known as the bourgeoisie, lived in the cities.

• Because the trading posts eventually became cities.

Why did the quantity and amount granted in loans by bankers rise?

• Because the bankers kept everyone’s money.

• Because economic growth enabled businesses to prosper so the bankers knew they would be repaid the money they were owed.

• Because it was the only way to start a business.

How much power did a feudal lord have over a region in which the cities had been granted fueros?

• A lot, as the cities had to pay tributes to their feudal lord.

• Little, as the fueros allowed the cities to govern themselves.

• A lot, as the feudal lords appointed the mayors and magistrates

Who benefited most from the development of the cities and trade?

• The Church because this enabled them to spread their beliefs.

• The nobility because they owned the cities.

• The monarchs because they increased their income through taxes.

Which social group was incorporated into the cortes?

• The bourgeoisie, who represented the cities.

• The nobility, who had not previously been included.

• The peasants, as they formed the majority of the population.

What was the difference between Magna Carta and the fueros that had been granted previously?

• Magna Carta was granted by the king, whereas the fueros were awarded by the nobility.

• Instead of applying to a city or territory, Magna Carta applied to the whole kingdom.

• Magna Carta annulled all of the previous fueros.

Why was there a decrease in the population at the end of the Middle Ages?

• Because the birth rate declined; people gradually had fewer children.

• Due to the famines, epidemics and wars.

• Because there were many migration movements.

What role did Ancient thinkers play in Medieval universities?

• An insignificant one as their works had been lost.

• A very important one as they were considered a source of knowledge.

• An insignificant one as university studies were based on the thinkers of their time

Why are there more glass windows in a Gothic church than a Romanesque one?

• Due to questions of taste; the builders of Romanesque churches preferred other features to glass windows.

• Because in Gothic churches, the weight was not supported by the walls, but by buttresses. These were separated from the walls, allowing them to place more glass windows in them.

• Because Romanesque churches were made of cheaper materials, so they used wooden windows, not glass ones.

Which architectural features were used to reinforce the vertical form of the buildings?

• Pointed arches, buttresses and ribbed vaults.

• Pointed arches, pinnacles, spires etc.

• Pointed arches, towers and storeys with various naves.