Medieval Barter and Trade Quiz

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What do the people in the text use to weigh items accurately?

Stone scales with symbols for different units

Metal scales with a spring mechanism

Wooden scales with marks for quarters, thirds, and pounds (correct)

Digital scales with a touch screen

How do the youth in the text create music?

By using metal bells

By playing on pipes called subin (correct)

By playing on guitars

By using drums made of bamboo

Where are the sea snails found according to the text?

Inside the wooden houses of the people

In the bodies of whales (correct)

Inside large shells near the shoreline

On the roofs of the houses

How are the houses constructed in the text?

Of wood, built on large logs raised above the ground Signup and view all the answers

What animals are kept under the houses in the text?

Swine, goats, and fowls Signup and view all the answers

How do the people enter their houses in the text?

By climbing ladders Signup and view all the answers

What were the creatures with black teeth and skin, white shell, and good to eat called?

Laghan Signup and view all the answers

What is the name of the island where the group arrived?

Homonhon Signup and view all the answers

What did the indigenous people give in exchange for metals like iron?

Gold Signup and view all the answers

How many pieces of gold did the indigenous people give for fourteen pounds of iron?

Ten Signup and view all the answers

What is the significance of the name 'the watering-place of good signs' given to the island?

There were signs of gold found on the island Signup and view all the answers

Why did the captain-general not want to take too much gold from the indigenous people?

To prevent sailors from giving away their belongings for gold Signup and view all the answers

What did the group buy from the men who visited them with coconuts and other items?

Sweet oranges, coconuts, palm wine, and a cock Signup and view all the answers

Why did the group refer to the islands they found as 'the Archipelago of San Lazaro'?

Because they were discovered on St. Lazurus' Sunday Signup and view all the answers

Why was a platform built in the consecrated square on Saturday?

For a religious ceremony Signup and view all the answers

What did the captain-general assure the king about regarding the discharging of pieces on Sunday morning?

No stones would be used Signup and view all the answers

What did the lord of the men who visited wear in his ears?

Two gold earrings Signup and view all the answers

On what date did the men return with coconuts, sweet oranges, and other items to show to the group?

22nd March Signup and view all the answers