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Los Olivos 5th Course SocSci4 Spain in the Middl ...

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    A baamboozle to practise the bilingual social science/history unit of Spain in the Middle Ages
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  • Who was don Pelayo?
    A Visigoth noble and Christian leader who defeated the Muslims in 722 A.D. at the Battle of Covadonga.
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  • What Christian Kingdoms at the end of the 15th century?
    Kingdom of Portugal, Kingdom of Castilla, Kingdom of Navarra and Kingdom of Aragón.
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  • How was society organised in the Christian Kingdoms?
    Society was divided into clergy, nobles and peasants.
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  • How was the government organised in the Christian Kingdoms?
    The King ruled the country, but the countryside was divided into small areas ruled by a noble (the lord).
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  • What two architectonic styles existed in the Christian Kingdoms?
    Romanesque and Gothic.
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  • What is the Reconquista?
    The process by which the Christian kingdoms expanded to the south and conquered lands from Al-Andalus.
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  • What happened in 1212?
    The Christians defeated the Muslims in the Battle of Tolosa and conquered most of Andalucia.
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  • When was the Battle of Tolosa?
    In 1212
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  • When did the Reconquista end?
    In 1492, when the Catholic Monarchs conquered the Kingdom of Granada.
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  • What happened in 1085?
    Alfonso VI, King of Castilla conquered Toledo from the Muslims.
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  • When did Alfonso VI conquer Toledo from the Muslims?
    In 1085
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  • What happened in 1229?
    Jaime I, King of Aragón, conquered the Balearic Islands.
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  • What happened in 1244?
    Jaime I, King of Aragón, conquered parts of Valencia from the Muslims.
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  • What happened in 1248?
    Fernando III, King of Castilla and León conquered Sevilla from the Muslims
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  • What happened in 1236?
    Fernando III, King of Castilla and León conquered Cordoba from the Muslims
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  • What could Non-muslims do in Al-Andalus?
    They could live where they wanted and practise their religion and do any job but could not have authority over a Muslim.
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