Andalusian Control
Administration of al-Andalus
Maps of Al-Andalus
Mixed Bag
Vocabulary and Review
100

When was the Iberian Peninsula conquered by the Muslims?

The beginning of the 8th century

100

What were the 21 provinces of al-Andalus called?

Kūras

100

What year was Almería conquered by Christians in the 15th century?

1489

100

Who was the last member of the Umayyad clan?

Abd al-Rahman I

100

A country, state, or territory ruled by a king or queen.

Kingdom

200

The Golden Age of al-Andalus, between 929 and 1031, took place during which Capliphate?

The Caliphate of Córdoba

200

What is another name for the hajibs of provinces?

Prime ministers

200
Which of the Nasrid kingdoms was the last to be conquered by Christians?

Granada (1492)

200

What two things made the Nasrid Kingdom prosperous?

1. Trading Ports

2. Agriculture

200

Bringing wealth and success

Prosperous

300

What two North-African Muslim peoples tried to help prevent Christian conquest in al-Andalus?

1. The Almoravids

2. The Almohads

300

What role had absolute power, including the role of supreme judge, highest religious authority and army general

Caliph

300

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

300
What were the small, independent kingdoms of the caliphate called, divided up in the 11th century?

Taifas

300

To overcome and take control of (a place or people) by military force.

Conquer

400

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

400

The role of the qadis was to ________?

Dispense justice

400

What was the area called North of the Nasrid Kingdoms of Granada, where Christians conquered territory from 1292?

The Crown of Castille

400
Who conquered the Nasrid kingdoms at the end of the 15th century?

The "Catholic Kings" (Reyes Católicos) Fernando y Isabel

400
What are the 5 pillars of Islam?

1. Prayer

2. Alms

3. Fasting

4. Faith

5. Pilgrimage

500

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

500

Who controlled markets and trade in Al-Andalus?

Almotacenes

500

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 

500

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.

500

Can you identify 3 examples Spanish life or culture that has influence from al-Andalus today?

(Language, art, music, literature, culture, food, etc.)

3 examples from language, art, music, literature, culture, food...

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