Feb. 3, 2016 ISLAMIC CIVILIZATION IN THE WEST
7 TH -CENTURY EXPANSION WESTWARDS
MUSLIMS IN CONTINENTAL EUROPE Tariq ibn Ziyad crosses Gibraltar in 711 Visigoths of Spain 720: Muslim conquest of Narbonne 732: battle of Tours and Poitiers : Berber revolts
MUSLIM CONQUEST OF SICILY (8 TH AND 9 TH C.) Sustained pressure from North Africa (660s-740s) Arab conquest of Sicily Battle of Mazara (827) Capital: Palermo Transplantation of crops
THE CORDOBA UMAYYADS ( ) Est. by `Abd al- Rahman (756-88) Cordoba as capital Old-school Arabs vs. newcomers?
THE FRONTIER ZONE IN SPAIN Muslim = south Christian= north Christian Principalities The Marches Upper (Zaragoza) Middle (Toledo) Lower (Merida)
UMAYYAD SPAIN AT ITS HEIGHT ( ) `Abd al-Rahman III Use of mercenaries (saqaliba) Military expansion over Marches Assumes title of caliph
JEWS, MUSLIMS AND CHRISTIANS IN SPAIN Division along socio- economic lines? Convivencia Rise of Jews in Cordoba Emergence of the mozarab (musta`ribun)
CULTURAL ACHIEVEMENTS OF THE CORDOBA UMAYYADS Religious and legal sciences Ibn Hazm (d. 1064) The Ring of the Dove (1022) Literature Art and architecture Great mosque of Cordoba ( ) Madina al-zahra (936)
THE PARTY KINGS ( ) Collapse of the Umayyads Rise of local governors in Marches 30 separate states (ta’ifas) Berbers, Saqaliba, Andalusians Reconquista Led by King Alfsonso VI El Cid = Christian hero?