The Middle Ages
With the fall of the Roman Empire, 476 AD
1. Who was the Muslim prophet?
2. What book do Muslims read?
1. Muhammad
2. The Koran
In what year did Christians begin to fight back against the Muslims?
AD 711
Where were people taught after monasteries?
What were the three cultures that lived on the Iberian Peninsula?
Christianity, Islam, Judaism
Who attacked the Roman Empire?
Germanic tribes from the North
Name two parts of a city in al-Andalus.
Alcazaba, mosque, baths, zoco, mosque
Where did peasants move?
To cities to establish their businesses
Where do people go on the Way of St. James?
They go to Santiago de Compostela in Galicia
What does monotheism mean?
To pray to one god
Who divided the Roman Empire?
Emperor Theodosius
Muslims controlled the Iberian Peninsula from AD __________ to _________.
AD 711 to 1492
Who got married in 1469?
Fernando II of Aragon and Isabel I of Castile
Pilgrimmage
What are the religious books of Christianity, Islam, and Judaism?
Christianity - Bible
Islam - Koran
Judaism - Torah
Name one example of a Germanic tribe.
Name two contributions of al-Andalus culture.
Agriculture, crafts, maths, inventions, language, buildings, decoration, monuments
What were the four groups in a feudal system?
King, noblemen, clergy, peasants
What are the two types of architectural styles in the Middle Ages?
Romanesque, Gothic
Who conquered the Iberian Peninsula when the Roman Empire was ruling?
Muslims
2. What was the economy of the Visigoths?
1. Toledo
2. Agriculture and livestock
What are the five pinciples of Islam?
Faith, fasting, prayer, charity, pilgrimmage to Mecca
What were the four kingdoms that Christians formed during the Reconquest?
1. The Crown of Castile
2. The Crown of Aragon
3. The Kingdom of Portugal
4. The Kingdom of Navarre
Name one characteristic of the Romanesque style and one characteristic of the Gothic style.
Romanesque: wide walls, horseshoe arches, religious decoration
Gothic: light spaces, high walls, rose windows, pointed arches, towers
What happened during the Inquisition?
The Catholic Monarchs had everyone who was not Christian killed