Part 1
What was the name of "reconquest" of Spain by the Christian kingdoms known as?
The Reconquista
What was the name of the last Muslim kingdom on the Iberian peninsula?
The Emirate/Kingdom of Granada?
What were the five kingdoms that made up the Iberian Peninsula in the Middle Ages?
Castilla, Aragón, Navarra, Portugal, and Granada.
What is the name of the most well-known building built in Granada by the Muslims in the last Muslim kingdom?
The walled city-palace of the Alhambra.
How did the Christians populate the newly conquered lands?
They were populated by presura/aprisio, where nobles and abbeys took empty land, or by cartas pueblas/fueros where normal subjects were offered certain privileges if they settled in the new land.
What was the main city of the last Muslim kingdom in Spain?
Granada
Why was the last Muslim kingdom so weak compared to the the Christians?
They had lost many wars against Castilla in the 15th century and civil wars between the different members of the Nasrid dynasty made king vulnerable.
What was the purpose of the Alhambra? Who lived there?
It was built as the accommodation for the monarch and the Nasrid court?
What two kingdoms joined together as one in the 13th century?
Castilla and León
What was the basis of the last Muslim kingdom?
Agriculture based on irrigation
When did the last Muslim kingdom fall to the Christians? Who conquered the last Muslim city?
It fell in 1492 to the Catholic Monarchs, Ferdinand and Isabela
What are the main features of Nasrid architecture?
Cheap materials were used to decorate the interiors and to hide the framework of the inside of buildings; natural elements like gardens and pools were integrated into the design; the outside of the buildings and walls were decorated plainly, but the interiors of structures and courtyards were highly decorated.
What battle in 1212 showed that the Christians were militarily superior to the Muslims?
The Battle of las Nevas de Tolosa.
Why was the 14th century the most wealthy period for the last Muslim kingdom in Spain? What did they give to Castilla?
They had peace with Castilla but they had to pay a paria to the Christians, and declare themselves as their vassals.
Did the Muslims and Jews live peacefully after the Christians conquered the Muslims lands?
No, they faced more persecution under the Christians than the Muslims.
Can you name any famous parts of the Alhambra?
The Courtyard of the Lions, the Courtyard of the Myrtles, and the Mexuar.
What was the name of the king who united Castilla and León?
King Fernando III el Santo
What was the name of the family who ruled the last Muslim kingdom in Spain?
The Nasrid family
What was the name of the new dynasty who began to rule Spain during the 14th century?
The Trastámara dynasty
What was the Compromise of Caspe?
The Compromise of Caspe was a meeting in Caspe in Zaragoza where supporters of different pretenders to the throne of the Crown of Aragon presented by their chosen pretender should become king.