THE IBERIAN PENINSULA BETWEEN THE 8th AND THE 15th CENTURIES

At the time of the Muslim conquest (711 D), some of the Visigoth nobles took refuge in

• Toledo

• the Pyrenees

• the mountains of the north

• the south of the Iberian Peninsula

Christians resisted Muslims in this battle in 722

• Battle of Poitiers

• Battle of El Salado

• Battle of Las Navas de Tolosa

• Battle of Covadonga

The first King of Asturias:

The first capital of the Kingdom of Asturias

King of Asturias who desolated the lands around the Duero:

Why did the King of Asturias desolate the lands around River Duero?

• because he wanted the Muslims to use them as a rearguard for their attacks.

• because he wanted the Muslims to establish cities there.

• because he did not want the Muslims to use them as a rearguard for their attacks.

• because he thought it was the best way to build roads.

The second capital of the Kingdom of Asturias

The County of Castilla began to grow in importance

• because of its weather

• because of its strategic position

• because of King Pedro I el Cruel

• because of its beaches

Where does the name Castilla come from?

• the people from this region began to build roads and called them castillejas

• the people from this region lived in small castles made of sand

• the Muslims built castles in the border of this region

• the people from this region build castles to defend themselves from the Muslims' attacks

Other Christian settlements emerged around the Pyrenees.

They had fough against

• the Muslims who lived the south of their territories

• the Almogavars whi lived in the east of their territories

• the Franks from Caroligian Empire, to the north of their territories

• the Mudejars who lived in the west of their territories