Islamic Spain
The Retaking of Spain
Christian Spain
Why Explore?
Vocabulary & Misc
100

This is the name given to the area of Spain that was under Muslim rule for hundreds of years.

What is Al-Andalus?

100

This was the 700-year struggle by Christian kingdoms to retake Spain from Muslim rule.

What is the Reconquista?

100

In 1492, the King and Queen ordered these groups to leave Spain if they wouldn't convert to Christianity.

Who are the Jews and Muslims?
100

This explorer was funded by Ferdinand and Isabella in 1492 to find a new route to Asia.

Who is Christopher Columbus?

100

This type of state is ruled by an "Emir" and has mainly political authority over a specific region.

What is an Emirate?

200

Al-Andalus focused on these three "pillars" to grow their power: Belief, Economy, and this.

What is Knowledge?

200

This is the name of the piece of land that contains both Spain and Portugal.

What is the Iberian Peninsula?

200

To ensure religious unity and knowledge that aligned with the Christian worldview, these were burned.

What are books?

200

Spain wanted to spread this specific religion to every new land they discovered.

What is Christianity?
200

A state or territory ruled by a Muslim leader called a Caliph.

What is a Caliphate?

300

Judaism, Christianity, and Islam are known by this collective name.

What are the three Abrahamic Faiths?

300

These two leaders got married to join their kingdoms and create a unified Spain.

Who are Ferdinand and Isabella?

300
The Jews and Muslims who chose to leave Spain following the Reconquista were not allowed to take this with them.

What is Gold?

300

God, Gold, Geography and this are the four reasons why Spain wanted to expand.

What is Glory?

300

The most common language spoken in Al-Andalus.

What is Arabic?

400

This city in Al-Andalus became a world center for learning, libraries, and universities.

What is Cordoba?

400

In 1492, this was the very last Muslim city in Spain to surrender to the Christian King and Queen.

What is Granada?

400

This term refers to the act of forcing a group of people to leave their country or home.

What is Expulsion?

400

This is the term for a country's policy of trying to get more land and more power.

What is Expansionism?

400

These people were driven north when the Muslims captured the southern part of the Iberian Peninsula.

Who are the Visigoths?

500

This prince fled from Syria to Spain and turned Cordoba into a magnificent capital city that rivaled Baghdad.

Who is Abd Al-Rahman?

500

These were the two specific kingdoms that Ferdinand and Isabella ruled before they were united.

What are Aragon and Castile?

500

A person accused of not practicing a religion properly.

What is a Heretic?

500

This Spanish phrase means "Geography is Everything."

What is La Geographia Manda?

500

This type of noble owned no land and often sought power through the military.

Who are the Hidalgo?

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