Unit 6: Paper 2 — Society and Economy (750–1400)
Topic 6.2: The medieval economy Questions
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What was the main difference between a weekly market and a fair in the medieval economy?
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From which Islamic financial instrument does the modern word 'cheque' derive?
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Which alliance of northern German towns dominated Baltic and North Sea trade in grain, timber, fish and furs?
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Which pair of new crops spread into the Abbasid world during its agricultural revolution?
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In the manorial economy, what was the demesne?
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2026• Aimnova original vault - 6.2.3 - Q13
The English word 'cheque' comes from which Islamic written order to pay?
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Which term describes the lending of money at interest, condemned by the medieval Christian Church?
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According to the medieval saying, what happened to a runaway serf who lived in a chartered town for a year and a day?
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Under the open-field system, why was each peasant family given scattered strips of land rather than one block?
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Why did the medieval Christian Church condemn usury?
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Which system best describes how farming was organised in medieval Western Europe?
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What was the correct order of the medieval guild training ladder?
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Which medieval innovation allowed two-thirds of farmland to be cultivated each year instead of one-half?
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Compare and contrast the role of Venice and the Hanseatic League in medieval trade.
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Evaluate the significance of the agricultural revolution for the prosperity of one region you have studied.
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Examine the ways in which the manorial system organised agricultural production in the medieval economy.
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Around 900, which city was the wealthy capital of the Abbasid Caliphate, possibly holding over a million people?
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Evaluate the importance of the food surplus in driving medieval economic and social change.
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Choose the correct answer: Which innovation allowed horses to pull much heavier loads without choking?
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Which seasonal winds powered the sailing ships of the Indian Ocean trade network?
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