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Iberian Peninsula

• The Peninsula where present day Spain and Portugal are located.

• The Muslims in Spain.

• The movement to drive the Muslims from Spain.

• Having to do with the law.

Moors

• To have a strong feeling about doing something.

• Having to do with the law.

• The movement to drive the Muslims from Spain.

• The Muslims in Spain.

Reconquista

• The Peninsula where present day Spain and Portugal are located.

• The Muslims in Spain.

• The movement to drive the Muslims from Spain.

• Having to do with the law.

The Iberian Peninsula is the location of present-day

• Italy.

• Turkey.

• Spain and Portugal.

• Jerusalem and Constantinople.

Which statement best describes Spain under Moorish rule in the 800s?

• There was peaceful interaction among Muslims, Christians, and Jews.

• Christians were in constant rebellion against their Moorish rulers.

• Christians and Jews enjoyed complete freedom without restrictions.

• The Moors banned the practice of Christianity.

During the Reconquista, Christians tried to

• take back the Holy Lands.

• expel Muslims from Constantinople.

• force Muslims out of Spain.

• reunite Spain and Portugal.

Which sentence best describes the city of Córdoba in the tenth century?

• Córdoba was a center of Catholic learning.

• Córdoba was the largest city in Europe.

• Córdoba was the capital of Granada.

• Córdoba was the seat of the Inquisition.

What region was the center of Moorish culture on the Iberian Peninsula?

• Castile-León

• Aragon

• Majorca

• al-Andalus

What region of Southern Spain was home to the Moors?

• Granada

• Andalusia

• Cordoba

• Leon