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The Reconquista

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What term refers to the movement to drive away Muslims in Spain?

a)

Iberian Peninsula

b)

Moors

c)

Reconquista

d)

Legal

2.

Which event marked the fall of the last Muslim city in Spain?

a)

Fall of Toledo

b)

Fall of Granada

c)

Fall of Cordoba

d)

Capture of Majorca

3.

What region of Southern Spain was home to the Moors?

a)

Granada

b)

Andalusia

c)

Cordoba

d)

Leon

4.

Which of the following are the TWO masterpieces mentioned during Muslim rule in Spain? (Choose only two)

a)

Great Mosque in Cordoba

b)

Alhambra Palace in Granada

c)

Hagia Sophia

d)

Great Sphinx in Egypt

5.

The ​ (a)   was the Spanish attempt to retake their country from the Muslim Moors.

Choose from the below words

Reconquista

Inquisition

Hundred Years WAr

Hundred Years War

Bubonic Plague

6.

What was the treatment of non-Christians after the Reconquista?

a)

they were treated equally

b)

non-Christians were allowed to move away

c)

they were treated with terrible persecution

7.

By the 1100s AD, much of Spain was conquered and controlled by Muslim Caliphates. The Spanish reconquered their country during this event which ended in 1492.

a)

conquistador

b)

fiesta

c)

inquisition

d)

reconquista

8.

Unified Spain and expelled the Muslim Moors and Jews.

a)

William the Conqueror

b)

Joan of Arc

c)

Charles Martel

d)

Ferdinand and Isabella

9.

What year did the City of Toledo fall to the Christians?

a)

1139 CE

b)

1085 CE

c)

1229 CE

d)

1492 CE

10.

When did Portugal become a separate Christian kingdom?

a)

1229 CE

b)

1139 CE

c)

1085 CE

d)

1492 CE

11.

Who captured Majorca in 1229 CE?

a)

King Ferdinand

b)

James I of Aragon

c)

Queen Isabella

d)

The Moors

12.

What happened in 1469 CE?

a)

Christians captured Majorca

b)

Marriage of King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella

c)

Fall of the City of Granada

d)

Fall of Cordoba

13.

Was the Reconquista a success?

a)

Yes

b)

No

14.

The term (a)   refers to Muslims in Spain during the Middle Ages.

15.

The (a)   was the movement to drive away Muslims from Spain.

16.

Which city was Europe's largest during the Muslim rule in Spain?

a)

Toledo

b)

Granada

c)

Cordoba

d)

Aragon

17.

Which Christian kingdom played a significant role in the early stages of the Reconquista?

a)

Castile

b)

Aragon

c)

Navarre

d)

Leon

18.

What was the primary goal of the Reconquista?

a)

To establish trade routes

b)

To convert Jews

c)

To reclaim land from Muslim rule

d)

To explore new territories

19.

Which treaty ended the Reconquista?

a)

Treaty of Tordesillas

b)

Treaty of Granada

c)

Treaty of Alcáçovas

d)

Treaty of Utrecht

20.

Who were the Catholic Monarchs that completed the Reconquista?

a)

Philip II and Mary I

b)

Ferdinand II and Isabella I

c)

Charles V and Catherine of Aragon

d)

Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn

21.

What was the impact of the Reconquista on the Jewish population in Spain?

a)

They were granted equal rights

b)

They were expelled or forced to convert

c)

They were given land

d)

They were unaffected

22.

Which battle is considered a turning point in the Reconquista?

a)

Battle of Tours

b)

Battle of Las Navas de Tolosa

c)

Battle of Hastings

d)

Battle of Agincourt

23.

What architectural style flourished in Spain as a result of the Reconquista?

a)

Gothic

b)

Romanesque

c)

Moorish

d)

Renaissance

24.

Which religious tribunal was established in Spain shortly after the Reconquista?

a)

The Spanish Inquisition

b)

The Roman Inquisition

c)

The Medieval Inquisition

d)

The Portuguese Inquisition

25.

What was the significance of the Alhambra Decree?

a)

It allowed Muslims to stay in Spain

b)

It expelled Jews from Spain

c)

It established the Spanish Inquisition

d)

It ended the Reconquista