Medieval Spain - Quiz 3

Identify the regions

1. Grenada

2. Castilla

3. Valencia

What new identity did Saint James assume in 12th-century Spain and why?

How did the Almoravids and the Almohads differ from the Umayyads in their treatment of non-Muslims? What were some of the consequences for Christians and Jews?

Describe two (2) specific ways that the history of Christian efforts to conquer Muslim territory in medieval Iberia was related to the history of the Crusades

Describe how some Muslims and Jews adapted their written languages in medieval Spain.

Describe how 13th-c. Toledo became a center of intellectual partnerships between Muslims, Christians, and Jew

Describe the contrast between the historical El Cid and the way he was mythologized.

Describe two (2) specific ways the status of Jews and Muslims under Christian rule in medieval Spain was similar to the status of Jews and Christians under Muslim rule.

Describe two (2) ways Arab culture (e.g., art, literature) shaped Christian culture in medieval Iberia.

What is an “indulgence” and how were indulgences relevant to Christian military offensives in Iberia, starting in the twelfth century?

What were some strategies that thirteenth-century churchmen in Iberia used to try to convert Muslims and Jews to Christianity? How did the 1263 Barcelona Disputation embody them?

Who were mudéjares?

Briefly describe how, by the end of the thirteenth century, the status of Muslims differed in Granada, Valencia, and Castile

Who were farfanes and jenets?

What were the Siete Partidas and what are two examples of cultural trends that they expressed?