Reconquista of Spain Video Quiz

Who defeated King Roderick and his Visigoths at the Battle of Guadalete?

• Romans

• Persians

• Greeks

• Arabs

Which kingdom was established by the Christians in the remote mountainous northwest of Spain?

• Castile

• Asturias

• Valencia

• Sevilla

In what year did the Abbasid overthrow the Umayyads and establish a new Caliphate in Damascus?

• 1031

• 750

• 929

• 711

Who captured Toledo in 1085, marking a significant victory for the Christians?

• Al-Mansour

• Pelayo

• Tariq IBN Ziyad

• Alfonso the 6th

Which powerful Berber dynasty from North Africa dominated Moorish Spain in the late 12th century?

• Almohads

• Almoravids

• Abbasids

• Umayyads

At which battle did Alfonso the 8th and the kings of Aragon and Navarre crush the Almohads, marking a turning point in the Reconquista?

• Battle of Guadalete

• Battle of Sagada Haws

• Battle of Las Navas de Tolosa

• Battle of El Argos

Which king took Valencia in 1238, further expanding the Christian territory in Spain?

• Alfonso the 8th

• Fernando the 3rd

• James the 1st of Aragon

• Alfonso the 6th

What did Fernando the 3rd convert Cordoba's Great Mosque into after conquering it in 1236?

• Cathedral

• Museum

• Palace

• Library

Who were joined in marriage and together conquered Granada, ending the last trace of Moorish rule on the peninsula?

• Fernando the 3rd and Isabelle the 1st

• Alfonso the 8th and Isabelle the 1st

• Alfonso the 6th and Isabelle the 1st

• James the 1st of Aragon and Isabelle the 1st

In what century did the Reconquista of Spain come to an end?

• 10th century

• 11th century

• 12th century

• 15th century