Beginnings
What was the period called in which Christians, Muslims, and Jewish people lived on the Iberian Peninsula together?
Spanish – La convivencia
English – The coexistence
In what industry did the majority of the population work?
Agriculture
Which 2 crops were grown in Aragon that were not grown in Castile?
Rice and beans
Where did the irmandiño revolt occur?
Galicia
How did Gothic art get to the Crown of Castile?
Through the Camino de Santiago
Toledo
What type of government was the Crown of Castile evolving towards?
Authoritarian Monarchy
Why was the Crown of Aragón able to successfully expand towards the East?
They had powerful armies
Cataluña
What is Mudéjar art?
Art combining elements of romanesque/gothic art with Andalusian art
What slowed the Southward expansion of the Crown of Castile?
The terrain (mountains, landscape)
What 2 legal codes did the Crown of Castile use to give the king absolute power?
Las siete partidas
Ordenamiento de Alcalá
What are the 4 regions that were included in the Crown of Aragon?
Cataluña, Aragón, Valencia, and Mallorca
What were artisans and aristocracy called in urban communities during the plague?
Busca (artisans/merchants)
Biga (aristocracy)
What influenced gothic sculpture in the Iberian Peninsula?
Nordic areas
Name the treaty that prevented the Crown of Aragon from expanding towards the West.
The Treaty of Almizra
What group of people did the kings rely on to reduce the power of the nobility?
Bourgeoisie
Why did the king of the Crown of Aragón have less power?
The nobility had feudal power, pactism
Name the 3 ways that the Plague negatively affected rural communities.
2) Nobility made less money
3) Taxes on peasants increased
What are 3 examples of civil architecture from the 13th through 15th centuries?
2) Markets
3) City Halls
4) Castles
What university in the Community of Madrid was originally a center of higher learning during the Middle Ages?
University of Alcalá de Henares
What battle resulted in the creation of the Trastámara dynasty in 1367?
The Battle of Nájera
What agreement was signed in 1412 that appointed a successor for Martín I?
The Caspe Compromise
Explain what happened during the Great Pogrom of 1931
Jewish quarters in Castile and Aragon were burned
What are the 3 influences of gothic art in the crown of castile?
French, Flemish (Flamenco), and German