Exam 2: The Hispanic Background

IDENTIFICATION -Mesta

The first Spanish novel, La Celestina, was written by

How did Spanish literature reflect the seventeenth-century decadencia?

The career of the famous Cid illustrates the

One method used by Queen Isabella to curb the power of the aristocracy was

The paintings of El Greco are characterized by

IDENTIFICATION -Visigoths

The event that contributed most to Spain's seventeenth-century crisis was

IDENTIFICATION -Observants

A major weakness of the Visigothic empire in Iberia was its

How did the Reconquest influence Spanish values?

A major Muslim contribution to Iberian economic life was the introduction of

IDENTIFICATION -Miguel Cervantes de Saavedra

IDENTIFICATION -El Greco

A major economic result of the Reconquest was the

IDENTIFICATION -Calderón de la Barca

Evaluate the reign of Ferdinand and Isabella, noting both their positive and negative accomplishments.

In its first phase, the Reconquest had the dominant character of a

The patronato was the right of

IDENTIFICATION -the revolt of the Comuneros