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Reconquista of Spain Video Quiz

Total questions: 1

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1-10.
1.

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

a)

Romans

b)

Persians

c)

Greeks

d)

Arabs

2.

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

a)

Castile

b)

Asturias

c)

Valencia

d)

Sevilla

3.

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

a)

1031

b)

750

c)

929

d)

711

4.

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

a)

Al-Mansour

b)

Pelayo

c)

Tariq IBN Ziyad

d)

Alfonso the 6th

5.

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

a)

Almohads

b)

Almoravids

c)

Abbasids

d)

Umayyads

6.

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

a)

Battle of Guadalete

b)

Battle of Sagada Haws

c)

Battle of Las Navas de Tolosa

d)

Battle of El Argos

7.

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

a)

Alfonso the 8th

b)

Fernando the 3rd

c)

James the 1st of Aragon

d)

Alfonso the 6th

8.

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

a)

Cathedral

b)

Museum

c)

Palace

d)

Library

9.

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

a)

Fernando the 3rd and Isabelle the 1st

b)

Alfonso the 8th and Isabelle the 1st

c)

Alfonso the 6th and Isabelle the 1st

d)

James the 1st of Aragon and Isabelle the 1st

10.

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

a)

10th century

b)

11th century

c)

12th century

d)

15th century