The Visigoths established their capital city in?
Toledo
Muslims conquered Al-Andalus in what year? What was the name of the battle?
Battle of Guadalete in AD 711
The Muslims conquered most of the Iberian Peninsula and the Balearic Island except?
The North of Asturias
When did the Caliphate of Cordoba fall that resulted in many Taifa Kingdoms?
AD 1031
Who was the first Caliph of Al-Andalus?
Abd al-Rahman III
What is the Medina?
Where the craftspeople lived
Where did Muslims go to pray?
Mosque
In a Muslim city they had a fortified palace called ________ and a fort called _______?
alcazar / alcazaba
What type of Islamic style architecture would you see in Al-Andalus?
courtyards, domes, mosaics and arches
What year did the Reconquista finish and why?
1492 with the conquest of the Kingdom of Granada
What happened in 1085?
Alfonso VI conquered Toledo
In ______, the Christian Kingdoms joined together and won the battle of ______.
1212 / Las Navas de Tolosa
Name the two people that united their kingdoms into one powerful kingdom?
Fernando II of Aragon and Isabel I of Castilla
What hierarchical social system did they have in the middle ages?
Feudalism
