Reconquista
How long was the Reconquista?
300 years.
What was their religion and what was the difference?
Islam. Alhomades wanted to kill the Jews and the Almoravides slightly tolerated the Jews.
What was one of their jobs?
Merchants, butchers, doctors, lawyers, moneylenders, tailors, carepenters, etc.
The marriage of a king and a queen from which kingdoms united Spain?
Aragon and Castile.
Which country were they the most powerful Christian kingdoms of?
Spain.
When did the Christians begin moving south into the Muslim territory?
The 1060's.
Which King asked for help in the 1085 after the fall of Toledo?
The King of Seville.
In the mid-11th century which religious states were away from them?
The Muslims.
How many Jews "accepted" Christianity by Franciscan and Dominican monks?
They "influenced" 100,000 Jews.
Where was the kingdoms of Aragon and Castile located?
When did Toledo, Spain fall.
In 1085 CE.
Which religions did they disagree with?
Jews were considered to be valuable by which religious kings of the north during the 9th - mid 11th century and for what war?
The early Christian Spanish kings and the Reconquista.
In the mid-13th century which conspiracy in New Spain was futhereing the hatred of Jews in Spain?
The blood libel was where Jews apparently killed Christian babies and baked their blood into matzah (extra protein).
What was the last Muslim Spanish kingdom, that these Christian Spanish powerhouse kingdoms take down?
The kingdom of Grenada.
There was a lot of anti-semitism and when they invaded the Muslim Spanish territory, they were the main target.
What happened to the Jews in an Almohade invasion?
Most were killed, others fled and some converted.
Why were old Spanish Jews so valuable?
They knew Arabic, new Muslim culture, spoke Arabic, they were incredible intelligent, they were masters of diplomacy and administration.
What was the result of the Crusades of the Holy Land and why?
In Aragon during the 1270s, what role did the Spanish Jews play in, for the king who wanted to balance out his power?
The Jews played an immensely important role in diplomacy and administration during the process.
How many Jews were massacred in Toledo and when?
Which Muslim sect helped the king of Seville, where did the come from and what happened to their Jews.
The Almoravides helped the king of Seville, from North Africa and most of the Jews living there fled as it wasn't a good situation for them.
What was the result of the Spanish Jews' autonomy skills?
They were protected and were successful under the Christian kings as they were seen as property. Jews were used like a sponge since most of the kings financed their money from the Jews.
What was some of the changes in Christian Spain?
Legal systems were modernized and rationtionalised, permanent bureaucracies were created, anti-semitism rose and Christianity. was the main focus of the country.
Who was the two leaders' names of the kingdoms that eventually united Spain as we know it today and when?