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the peninsula where present-day Spain and Portugal are located Iberian Peninsula Muslims in Spain Moors
the movement to drive Muslims from Spain Reconquista
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What are some benefits of diversity?

Diversity

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Key Ideas
Muslims built a sophisticated society in medieval Spain. In the late Middle Ages, Christians drove Muslims and Jews from Spain and established a new kingdom.

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A Medieval Oasis
The Iberian Peninsula came under Muslim control in the 700s.
In keeping with the Quran, Muslim rulers were tolerant of Christians and Jews. The capital, Crdoba, became Europes largest city in the 900s.

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Crdoba: A Most Pleasant Place to Live

Evidence

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Spain in the Middle Ages

Where were the centers of Christian and Muslim control in Spain during the Middle Ages?
Why did foreign students flock to Crdoba? In what ways did later Muslim rulers differ from earlier Muslim rulers in Spain?

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Advance of the Christian Kingdoms

1085 Toledo is captured.
1139 Portugal becomes a separate, Christian Kingdom. 1236 Crdoba falls to the Christian Kingdoms. 1492 The city of Granada falls.

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The Christian Kingdoms Prevail

How did the Christian kingdoms defeat the Muslims in most of Spain?
Why did the Christian kingdoms gain the upper hand over the Moors after 1050?

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Persecution Under Ferdinand and Isabella

The royal marriage of Ferdinand and Isabella united Spains largest Christian kingdoms.

Ferdinand and Isabella brought in Torquemada to head the Spanish Inquisition.

The Inquisition persecuted heretics, Jews, and Muslims. More than 160,000 people were banished or fled from Spain.
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