Chapter10

Question 0

“bench”; the table of the moneychangers

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Banca

Question 1

men experienced in judging the approximate value of coins, discovering counterfeit currency, and determining one currency’s value in relation to another

Answer 1

Moneychangers

Question 2

price that included the cost of materials, a fair
return for the labor expended, and a reasonable profit

Answer 2

Just price

Question 3

A legal document that outlined the privileges
granted to a town by a feudal lord

Answer 3

Charter

Question 4

organizations whose primary function was to regu- late the business activity of a given town

Answer 4

Guilds

Question 5

buying off an aggressor by territorial concession

Answer 5

Appeasement

Question 6

second class of a craft guild; “day laborer”;
could seek employment and earn wages as a skilled worker

Answer 6

Journeyman

Question 7

social class primarily composed of merchants,
bankers, craftsmen, and skilled laborers

Answer 7

Middle class

Question 8

named for China’s chief export—traders brought China into direct contact with the Greek and Roman civilizations.

Answer 8

Silk Road

Question 9

A gold coin minted by the city of Florence

Answer 9

Florin