actual midterm Flashcards
what are the three countries that border spain
andorra, france, and portugal
what was the great medieval hero of spain named rodrigo diaz de vivar aka and who gave him this title
the cid
who is the patron saint of spain who according to legend led the spaniards in the battle of clavijo to defeat the arabs
st james
under which emperor was the council of nicea convened and for the first time the christians were favored under roman rule
constantine
who was the king of spain during the better part of the 13th century and what was he aka
alfonso X, the wise
under alfonso x who coexsited in relative peace and what became the official language for all official transactions
christians, moors/muslims, and jews
castilian
vasco nunez de balbao was the first european to see the ?
pacific ocean
what was the arabic name for moorish spain
al-andalus
what were the wars between the romans and carthaginians called
the punic wars
the four major languages spoken in spain are
galician, catalan, basque, and castilian/spanish
perhaps the greatest visigoth, who was a bishop, a saint, an encyclopedia and a theologian, was _____________ and his most famous work was ______
the etymologies
the three major moorish located in southern spain were
granada, seville, and cordoba
_______ was an institution estabilshed in the 15th century for the purpose of cleansing the culture. the most famous of all the leaders was_______
the inquisition
tomas de torquemada
in mexico the conqistador _____ conquered the ____ empire and in peru the conquistador _______ conquered the ____ empire
cortes, aztec
pizarro, inca
_______ was a 16th century military figure who was injured, underwent a conversion, and then founded one of the most important catholic religious orders known as the ____. his order founded several american universities among which are georgetown, gonzaga, fordham, and xavier
ignatius of loyola
jesuits
one of the most impressive buildings constructed by the arabs was ____, whose name means “the red palace”
alhambra
one of the great pilgrimage centers in the medieval world located in northwestern world was
santiago de compostela
rounded arches with capstones, thick walls and domed ceilings characterized ______ architecture
romanesque
rose windows, stained glass, and flying buttresses characterized _____ architecture
gothic
the horshoe arch characterized _____ architecture
moorish
_____ painted las merinas in which he himself appears painting at his easel
Valasquez
the author of don quijote de la mancha, regarded as one of the greatest novels ever written, was ___
cervantes
a spanish painter known as ____ was originally from Crete and settled in the city of toledo. his distinctive paintings are characterized by elongated forms, primarily religious subject matter, and energetic compositions
el greco
the most important mystics of the 16th century Spain were ____, the founder of the order of Discalaced Carmelites, and ________
teresa of avila
john of the cross
certainly in the spanish and frequently in english words that begin with ___ are arabic in origin
al
spanish became the official language in spain under the rule of ________
alfonso x
during the 16th century a german named __________ mounted a challenge against the catholic church that would have far-reaching consequences and give birth to a number of protestant denominations
martin luther
the movement by the catholic church to resist the advances of the protestants or those who opposed it was called the ___
counter-reformation
the _____ family ruled in spain between the early 1500’s and 1700
habsburg
the crown prince of spain is known as the prince of _______ because that is where the advances of the moors were turned back
austuras
