Berkin unit 1-3

Question 1

Moors

Answer 1

Natives of northern Africa who converted to Islam in the eighth century, becoming the major carriers of the Islamic religion and culture both to southern Africa and to the Iberian Peninsula (Spain and Portugal), which they conquered and occupied from the eighth century until their ouster in the late fifteenth century.

Question 2

Unification of Spain

Answer 2

Ferdinand of Aragon and Isabella of Castile married in 1469, creating one state

Question 3

Completion of Reconquista

Answer 3

Kicking Moors out

1492

Question 4

Why did Vikings fuck off from Europe?

Answer 4

Because of Little Ice Age, that began sometime between 1350 and 1450. They couldn’t support their economy of herding, trading etc, so they retreated from Russia, Europe and elsewhere