THE GREAT QUESTIONS FROM HISTORY

The Christian Kingdoms & Catalunya

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1.  What year did the Moors invade Spain?
2.   What is the name of the oldest pilgrimage route in the world?
3.  Where is this pilgrimage route?
4.  Why is Santiago relevant for the Reconquest of Spain?
5.  What is the full name of saint Santiago in Spain?
6.  Which Asturian King halted the Moorish advance in the north of Spain?
7.  What was the name of the battle?
8.  What year was the battle fought?
9.  What Christian kingdoms existed in the tenth century?
10.  What was the Hispanic March?
11.  Who was the Count of Urgell at the end of the ninth century?
12.  What did he do that has been remembered in history?
13.  True or false: The Catalan Counties maintained a good relationship with the Caliphs of Córdoba
14.  What is the difference between a county and a kingdom?
15.  In the 15th century what were the five kingdoms in the Iberian Peninsula?
16.  What was the Crown of Castile?
17.  What was the Crown of Aragon?
18.  When were the Catalan Counties established?
19.  Which Catalan leader broke away from the Carolingian empire, thereby establishing the independence of the Catalan Counties?
20.  Who established his control over all Castile in the 10th century?
21.  Who became the first king of Castile?
22.  In which century did Portugal become independent?
23.  Which was the last kingdom to be incorporated into Spain?
24.  Explain how the Kingdom of Aragon became the Crown of Aragon
25.  What happened in 1137?
26.  Name the four military orders that were founded in Spain at this time
27.  What was the purpose of the military orders?
28.  How did the Christian kings persuade people to populate the No Man’s  Land between them and the Moors in the south?
29.  What happened in 1212?
30.  Explain the differences between the Castillian and Aragonese economies
31.  Explain the differences between the Castillian and Aragonese forms of government
32.  In Castile what was the Mesta and why was it so important?
33.  In Aragon what was the Llibre del Consolat de Mar?
34.  What did the Crown of Aragon call the Mediterranean?
35.   What territories did the Crown of Aragon control in the Mediterranean?
36.  How did the Catalan counties and Aragón unify?
37.  Briefly explain the history of Navarra and how it eventually became part of Spain
38.  What was the name of the architectural style executed by Arabs under Christian rule and is synonymous with the city of Teruel?
39.  What is the name of the dialect and artistic style used in medieval manuscripts such as the famous Beatus de Liébanaby Christians who had been arabised (but not islamicised) in territories occupied by the Moors?
40.  What was the name given to the Muslims that coverted to Christianity?
41.  What was the name given to the Jews that converted to Christianity in Spain in this time?
42.  What year was the Reconquest of Spain finally achieved?
43.  What two things also happened during this year in Spain’s history?
44.  Some scholars do not see the Reconquest as a religious war, what do they  think the Reconquest really was?
45.  Name one famous architectural monument of the Crown of Aragon
46.  Name one famous architectural monument of the Crown of Castile
47.  What is the Beatus of Liébana?
48.  What is a Beatus manuscript?
49.  Who became the first King over all Spain but not in law?
50.  Who became the first de factoking over a united Spain?
51.  Who became the first de jureking of a united Spain?
52.  Which castle played a pivotal role in the battle of Las Navas de Tolosa?
53.  Why was the battle of Las Navas de Tolosa important?
54.  True or false: Muslims could keep their lands in Catalunya as long as they paid a special tax
55.  True or false: The Jews had to live in ghettos in cities in Catalunya
56.  What are the differences between the government in the Crown of Castile and that in the Crown of Aragón?
57.  Explain the similarities and difference between the economies of the kingdom of Castile and the kingdom of Aragón
58.  What is transhumance? Is it still practiced today?
59.  What type of sheep introduced in the 13th century produce high quality wool?
60.  Which Castilian dynasty was engaged in a civil war?
61.  What were the Remençes?
62.  Why was the 15th century a problematic century in Catalan history?
63.  Apart from Teruel, which two other cities are famous for their examples of Mudéjar architecture?
64.  What was La Sentencia Arbitral de Guadalupe?