LATE MEDIEVAL AND EARLY MODERN SPAIN
LATE MEDIEVAL AND EARLY MODERN SPAIN 6-8 pages
PART 1:
Question: What was the social structure of Spain around 1500? What were the social orders? How a society of orders was being transformed by commerce and wealth. Provide an outline and in detail discuss one of the following:
1. The peasantry; 2) urban dwellers; 3) the nobility; 4) the clergy; 5) marginal groups.
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Spanish Society, chapter 1
Part 2:
Question:
What was the nature of Spanish culture in the period between 1300 and the reign of the Catholic Monarchs? How does the culture of Castile compare to that of Aragon? After discussing these topics in some detail, focus on Jorge Manrique’s Ode to the Death of My Father. What does that poem tell you about Castilian culture and values in the late fifteenth century and as to Manrique’s intent and values?
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Manrique’s poem and Ruiz, Spain: Centuries of Crisis
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Spain is one of the countries with a rich culture and social structure system. Some of the components that fabricate the Spanish culture and social system include religion, political, and economic systems. Between 1300 and 1600, Spain underwent significant social, political, and economic changes that were transpired, by several factors. One of the factors that contributed to the changes in the social, economic, and political system is the outbreak of the black disease, which left millions of people dead, including Alfonso IX, which weakened the political system in the territory. The death of King Alfonso IX prompted the revolt against the religious minority groups like the Muslims and the Jews. As highlighted, Ruiz, 1640, marked the end of the Spanish monarchical system (2). Currently, Spain experienced military defeat from its enemies like France, Netherlands, and England. The Spanish culture between 1300 and 1600 was based on different historical influences. According to Ruiz, the Spanish culture was influenced by Iberian, pre-Celtic, Phoenician, Romans, Jews, Greeks, and Carthaginians (6). Initially, it was composed of fragments with different rulers, cultures, and religions, which, to a greater extent, influenced social and political transformation. Through conquest and political unison, it slowly drifted to Roman Catholicism and abolished feudalism.(1976 words)
