Andalusian Control
When was the Iberian Peninsula conquered by the Muslims?
The beginning of the 8th century
What were the 21 provinces of al-Andalus called?
Kūras
What year was Almería conquered by Christians in the 15th century?
1489
Who was the last member of the Umayyad clan?
Abd al-Rahman I
A country, state, or territory ruled by a king or queen.
Kingdom
The Golden Age of al-Andalus, between 929 and 1031, took place during which Capliphate?
The Caliphate of Córdoba
What is another name for the hajibs of provinces?
Prime ministers
Granada (1492)
What two things made the Nasrid Kingdom prosperous?
2. Agriculture
Bringing wealth and success
Prosperous
What two North-African Muslim peoples tried to help prevent Christian conquest in al-Andalus?
1. The Almoravids
2. The Almohads
What role had absolute power, including the role of supreme judge, highest religious authority and army general
Caliph
What 3 large Andalusian provinces were on the border between Christian and Muslim control (Look at the map of Main Taifa kingdoms, 11th century)
Bajadoz, Toledo, and Zaragosa
Taifas
To overcome and take control of (a place or people) by military force.
Conquer
With an army of North African Berber troops led by the warlords Tariq and Muza, the Muslims crossed into the Iberian Peninsula through what body of water?
The Strait of Gibraltar
The role of the qadis was to ________?
Dispense justice
What was the area called North of the Nasrid Kingdoms of Granada, where Christians conquered territory from 1292?
The Crown of Castille
The "Catholic Kings" (Reyes Católicos) Fernando y Isabel
1. Prayer
2. Alms
3. Fasting
4. Faith
5. Pilgrimage
The Muslims in control of the Iberian Peninsula formed an emirate that was politically and religiously dependent on which Caliphate?
The Umayyad Caliphate of Damascus
Who controlled markets and trade in Al-Andalus?
Almotacenes
What area of the Iberian Penninsula did the Muslims of al-Andalus fail to control?
A mountainous strip (long, narrow piece of land) in the North of Spain
When the caliphate split into taifas, and was no longer unified, what did it encourage to happen?
It encouraged the Christian kingdoms in the North to attack.
Can you identify 3 examples Spanish life or culture that has influence from al-Andalus today?
(Language, art, music, literature, culture, food, etc.)
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