the reconquista
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The Reconquista. Crusades Recap. 1 st Crusade only successful Crusade 2 nd Crusade Crusaders spent more time fighting each other than the Muslims & lost 3 rd Crusade Richard the Lionheart against Saladin, ended with truce - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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The Reconquista
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Crusades Recap• 1st Crusade only successful Crusade
• 2nd Crusade Crusaders spent more time fighting each other than the Muslims & lost
• 3rd Crusade Richard the Lionheart against Saladin, ended with truce
• 4th Crusade Sacked Constantinople in 1204, Crusaders never made it to Holy Land
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Background• Spain under Muslim control since 711• Moorish Kingdom– Multicultural kingdom with religious tolerance: Jews,
Christians (majority), & Muslims– Highly advanced Medieval civilization
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Now that the Crusades are over, what do we do? I don’t wanna go back to my farm…
Sweet…
Let’s go fight the Muslims in Spain! We’ll get some more loot and get an
indulgence for our sins!!!
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Intro• Reconquista began in 700s & ended in 1492
• Led by Kingdoms of Aragon & Castile
Increased religious devotion after
Crusades
Christian knights went to Spain to
fight Muslims
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Timeline• 711: Muslim Invasion begins• 718: Muslim rule @ peak (incl. most of Spain and
part of France)• 718: Reconquista begins in far north • 756: Moorish Kingdom established• 1130: Half of Iberia has been reconquered• 1236: Cordoba (Moorish capital) captured• 1492: Reconquista completed; all Muslims &
Jews expelled (kicked out) from Spain
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A picture is worth 1000 words
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Portugal & Spain• Portugal split off in
1139 & formed kingdom
• Ferdinand of Aragon & Isabella of Castile married in 1469 and founded Spain
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Expulsion of Jews• 1492 – Spain expelled
all Muslims & Jews from country– Removed Spain’s
developing middle class
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The Spanish Inquisition• Goal was to remove
heretics, witches & non-believers from the Church
• Frequently used torture to get confessions
• Led by Torquemada
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