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The Reconquista
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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 4 th 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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