When did the Visigoths take control of the Iberian Peninsula, and what did they call it?
They took control in 507 (five hundred and seven) and called it Hispania
During what years did muslims control a great part of the Iberian Peninsula?
From 711 (seven hundred and eleven) until 1492 (fourteen ninety two)
What is the English name of the Germanic Tribe from Eastern Europe that invaded Rome in 410?
The Visigoths
Why were the Visigoths forced to move south, to the Iberian Peninsula?
They were attacked by other Germanic tribes, such as the Vandals, Alans, and Suevi.
What big Visigothic event happened in 589?
The Visigothic King Reccared, converted all the Visigoths to Roman Catholicism and acknowledged the Pope
In 711, what is the name of the general who crossed the strait of Gibraltar with a small army of Berbers and Arabs?
General Omeya Tariq, AKA Tarik in English
Who won the Battle of Guadalete, and who was killed?
The Muslims won against the Visigoths and their Visigothic King Roderick was killed.
Who arrived in Hispania with more soldiers after the Muslim victory in Guadalete?
The Emir of North Africa, Musa ibn Nusayr, AKA Musa
What were the only two battles which the Muslim conquest lost?
Covadonga in 722 Asturias and Poitiers in 732 France
Where was the capital of the Emirate and later one of the most important cities in the world?
Córdoba
What was the last remaining Muslim kingdom, still governed by the Nasrid Dynasty during the Christian Reconquest?
Granada
When was the end of Muslim reign in the Iberian Peninsula, and who conquested it?
1492, when Granada was conquered by the Catholic Monarchs, Queen Isabella I of Castile and King Ferdinand II of Aragon
