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Aztec Geography
Vocabulary
Spanish Monarchy's Rise to Power
Contact with the Moors
how did the History of Spain effect its worldview?
100
what are the two largest rivers?
Rio Grande and Usamacinta
100
What is a plateau?
A large raised area of mostly level land
100
what year did Ferdinand and queen Isabella get married?
1479
100
How did the Muslim influence the Spanish?
Learning, Architecture, and Design
100
Which early societies impacted Spain?
Roman, Ostrogoths, Franks, Visigoths
200
what does the geography of Mexico includes?
deserts, mountains, tropical forest, ranch lands,farm land and seacoast.
200
Definition of pre-Columbian ?
Referring to the time in the america's before Columbus arrived
200
in order to rule Spain Ferdinand and Isabella has to?
Impose new taxes. took control of the R.C.C in Spain. don't allow any other faith but roman Catholicism.
200
What studies were Muslim and Jewish scholars involved in ?
Ancient Greek Roman Culture Philosophy
200
What made Cordoba and Grenada unique?
Jews, Muslims and Christians were allowed to practise their beliefs.
300
where are the mountain ranges located?
central plateau of Mexico
300
A motivation?
Incentive
300
how could they reduce the power?
have man from humbler origins selected from the Cortes.
300
Name the 3 important schools of the Moors?
Astronomy Mathematics Architecture
300
What was the goal of the Reconquista?
To retake the lands that were ruled by the moors.
400
what became the main way of transportation?
Waterways and canals
400
Definition of Codex?
An ancient manuscript in book form.
400
After gaining support of the merchant class what did king and queen do?
they send their own reps to govern the cities and taxes.
400
Beautiful buildings, magnificent palaces, and _______ were built in the cities ?
Moques
400
How was the kingdom Aragon and Castile united?
They united their armies to fight the Muslims.
500
what were different within the Mexican basin?
Ecological zones
500
A deity or spirit taking a physical form
Incarnation
500
hoe did they reduce the power of the aristocrats?
the Cortes controlled the national treasury and the Cortes became powerful
500
The library in Cordoba contained how many manuscripts?
600 000
500
How long was the war between the Moors and the kingdoms of Spain last?
It lasted more then 700 years