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Total questions: 36
Worksheet time: 25mins
Who were the Visigoths?
A Germanic tribes.
Roman peasants.
What city was the capital of Visigothic Kingdom?
Madrid.
Toledo.
What job did many Visigoths do?
They were farmers.
They were merchants.
Which Visigothic King converted to Christianity?
Recaredo.
Isidoro.
What did Saint Isidoro write?
An encyclopedia.
Novels.
The Visigoths arrived to the Roman Hispania in...
The 5th century A.D.
The 4th century A.D.
Al-Andalus was established after the Battle of Guadalete.
True.
False.
Muslims belive in one god, called the Koran.
True.
False.
A caliphate was a Muslim ruler.
True.
False.
Abderraman III was the first ruler of the Córdoba Caliphate.
True.
False.
Al-Andalus was divided into small taifa kingdoms in 929 A.D.
True.
False.
What happened in the Battle of Guadalete?
Muslims defeated the Visigoths.
Al-Andalus was divided in the taifa Kingdoms.
What was an emir?
He was the ruler of the Muslim empire.
He was the governor or an emirate.
Who made Al-Andalus into a caliphate?
Abderraman III.
Abderraman I.
The most important city during de caliphate of Abderraman III was...
Córdoba.
Granada.
What jobs did people do in Al-Andalus?
Farmers, agriculture, artisans and merchants.
Builders, writers, soldiers.
What important buildings were there in the cities?
Churchers, castles and houses.
Mosques, alcazabas and souks.
What restrictions were there for non-Muslims?
They couldn´t carry weapons, they had to pay special taxes, they couldn´t have authority over a Muslim.
They couldn´t eat meat, they could go to the mosque, they couldn´t sleep.
Which three cultures lived in peaceful coexistence during Al-Andalus?
Chinese, catholic people and Visigoths.
Christians, Jewish and Muslims.
What did the Muslims introduce to Spain?
Olives.
Oranges.
What part of the Iberian Peninsula was never part of Al-Andalus?
The centre.
The north.
What jobs did people have in The Christian Kingdoms?
They were priests, monks, blacksmiths or millers.
They wer peasants, soldiers, artisans or nobles.
What are the characteristics of the Gothic style?
Buildings have thicks walls, round arches and small windows.
Buildings have thinner walls, pointed arches and larges windows.
What happened in the Battle of Covadonga?
The Christians were defeated by the Muslims.
The Muslims were defeated by the Christians.
Society was divided in three groups...
The king, lords an peasants.
The clergy, nobles and peasants.
Who funded the Kingdom of Asturias?
Don Pelayo.
Don Rodrigo Díaz de Vivar.
What did monks do?
They copied and translated important books.
They defended the castles.
What was the original language of the Christian Kingdoms?
Latin.
Spanish.
What was the difference between lords and Kings?
The king ruled the country and the lords ruled a small area of the country.
The king ruled the country and small areas. Lords were soldiers.
How long did the Reconquista take?
It took 7 centuries (between the 8th and the 15th century.
It took seven years (between 1485 and 1492).
Which was the last Muslim Kingdom on the Iberian Peninsula?
Granada.
Sevilla.
When was Granada conquered?
In 1492.
In 1212.
What happened in the Battle of Navas de Tolosa?
Granada was conquered by the Christians.
Jaén was conquered by the Christians.
What caused the Reconquista?
The Christian Kings needed more land because the population was increasing.
The Christian Kingdom became into Taifas Kingdoms.
Jaime I conquered...
Córdoba.
Balearic Islands.
Which Christian King conquered Córdoba and Sevilla?
Alfonso VI.
Fernando III.
