Al-Andalus Flashcards
The single currency was made of ______ (gold) and ______ (silver)
Dinar (gold)
Dirham (silver)
Decorated ____ (in Spanish ____) and ____ (in Spanish _____)
vaults (bóveda) / domed (cúpula)
_____: geometric motifs
_____: plant motifs
_____: geometric and plant motifs
_____: texts from the Koran
Interlacing
Ataurique
Arabasque
Caligraphy
ISLAMIC ART. Emirate and caliphate period’s example
Mosque and Palace of Medina Al-Zahara in Córdoba f
ISLAMIC ART. Taifa and almohad period’s example
Giralda and Torre del Oro in Seville
ISLAMIC ART. Nasrid period’s example
Alhambra
In the exterior there was very ______ decorations, But with very
____ interiors
Austere/poor - rich
Taifa kingdoms, tell me everything you know of that period (4 things, including the date)
1031-1248
Because of the crisis, the Caliphate of Cordobá was broken in more than 25 smaller kingdoms, itself called “TAIFA”
It was a period of splendour and prosperity, but military weaker
To stop the Christian advance, they asked for help to Almoravids and Almohads, but it only stop them for a moment
Cities were disorganised as ______________________
“Labyrinths” surrounded by walls
ISLAMIC ART. Emirate and caliphate period’s characteristics (including the date)
756-1031
Rich decorations in building
ISLAMIC ART. Taifa and Almohad period’s characteristic (including the date)
1031-1212
Austere/poor style, without decoration
Al-Andalus changed a lot in 800 years because 2 reasons:
The territory diminished little by little because Christian conquests
Rivalries between different groups in Al-Andalus and the Caliphate
ISLAMIC ART. Nasrid period’s characteristics (including the date)
1238-1492
Rich decorations in interiors, but they were made of poor material
The Nasrid kingdom of Granada, tell me everything you know of that period (3 things, including the date)
1248-1492
It was the last Taifa that survive the Christian advance. At that time, Granada was a very important city
They had to pay to taxes to Christians to don’t invade them until 1492, when Boabdil the last king surrendered
The Caliphate of Córdoba, tell me everything you know of that period (3 things, including the date)
the 10th century it was a period of crisis, internal rebellion, attacks by Christians and less trade
In 929, Abd al-Rahman III(Abderraman) proclaimed himself caliph
