Catholic Kings
True or False? The Catholic Monarchs in Spain controlled all state powers.
True. They held control over the nobility, the clergy, and the municipalities, and they modernized the army.
What is a taifa?
A kingdom with a strong city
What were the two kingdoms unified into one in 1230?
Castilla and León
What was the effect of the Inquisition Tribunal in 1478?
Persecuted heretics, Jews, and Muslims. Jews and Mudejars of Granada were forced to leave the country after persecution.
What are the two tribes of North Africa?
The Almoravids and the Almohads
Which two Spanish monarch conquered Mallorca and Valencia for the Crown of Aragón?
Jaime I el Conquistador
What important marriage began the unification of Spanish states called the Crown of Aragon and Castile?
The marriage of Isabella I of Castile and Fernando II of Aragon in 1469.
In what important battle were the Almohads defeated by Christians in 1212?
Las Navas de Tolosa
Name three territories included in the Crown of Aragón.
Tortosa (1148), Lleida (1149), Teruel (1171), Mallorca (1229-1231), Valencia (1238). Sicily (1282).