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Social Studies - Unit 2 - Chapter 9
Spain Looks Westward
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8th Grade
04/14/2018

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What was Spain's main religion?
Definition
Christian
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What happened with the Muslims and why?
Definition
Internal struggles like weak rulers made it vulnerable to attack.
The Muslims conquered almost all of Portugal and Spain.
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What did the new rulers do and what happenned as a result?
Definition
The new rulers made a large mosque as a new national identity. Many Christians converted to Muslim
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What did the Muslims think about religion
Definition
They were tolerant of other religions
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What did they think of arts
Definition
Rulers and rich merchants supported arts
they did not show humans or animals that could be idolized
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What was their learning like
Definition
They wanted good education. The first university was established in 971. Cordoba, Seville, Granada good centers of learning. Learned Medicine and science. Translated books and essays from ancient greeks. Knew lots about natural science.
And knew more and earlier than Europe
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What was the Reconquista
Definition
the recapturing of Spain by the Christians
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Where did they take it back first and going where
Definition
They started norht and went south towards grenada the most populated area which was the lastplace to be captured.
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What was the Christian fighting style
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Large numbers of men with same weapon in tight formation. It became to deadliest fighting force in europe. They brought this to the americas.
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Who helped them reclaim Spain
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crusaders
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When was Spain recaptured and how long were they fighting
for?
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1492. 10 years
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What was the Spanish Inquisition
Definition
King Ferdinand and Queen Elizabeth said that people of other religions like Jews and Muslims than Christianity would convert or be exiled.
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What would families do if they were exiled?
Definition
They could not bring gold out of the country so they bought
other goods that they did not necessarily want.
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monotheism
Definition
a religion that worships one god
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polytheism
Definition
a religion that worships multiple gods
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What was the negative impact on Spain from the Inquistion
Definition
The people affected by the inquistion were from middle class and were artisans. this affected these pain of economy this caused Spain to going to a depression.
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What are the religions in Spain now
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94% Christian
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Why did they care about the spread of the Islamic faith and what did they do
Definition
They thought that it was threatening Christianity. SO the started to explore to convert people.
Term
What was the Jubilee and what did they do to related to this time.
Definition
The year 2000 was a Jubilee year for Christians which happens every 25 years. Pope John Paul called upon acts committed by Christians during the Crusades and the Spanish Inquisition and sought forgiveness on behalf of Roman Catholics for the forced conversion of Indigenous peoples.
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What did they need gold for?
Definition
Your country's wealth was based on your supply of gold and silver. They enabled you to buy natural resources pay for wars to protect border and keep out foreign powers as well as buy ships and fund wars for other territories.
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Why did the King and Queen decide to explore
Definition
The wars that they had to pay for left them with little money. They hoped for Gold where they explored
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What did Columbus write back from his voyages and what was the result
Definition
When he reached the America there was not that much gold. He talked it up though in a letter to the King and Queen. They approved another voyage immediately that would be well stocked and many times larger than the first.
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What was the code of chivalry
Definition
It was a code that Christian knights had to follow based on el cid. military success loyal Fairness Faith In god
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Islamic
Definition
the Muslim religion, with one God, based on the teachings of Muhammad
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Caliphate
Definition
a small area like a district
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Principalities
Definition
like a state
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Crusaders
Definition
A fighter in a medieval Christian military expedition to recover the Holy Land from the Muslims
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Spanish Inquisition
Definition
When Muslims and Jews were forced to convert to Christian or be exiled from Spain.
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Missionaries
Definition
people sent to promote their religion and convert people
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Hidalgos
Definition
A lower class of nobles who had never owned land.
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Propaganda
Definition
To try to manipulate or convince you to do something that is often misleading
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4 Gs (geography god gold glory)
Definition
[image]
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What happened in 711
Definition
The Muslims landed in Spain
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