Course 7: The origins of the Christian Kingdoms Flashcards
what were the four main kingdoms what will eventually dominate the IP?
kingodm of portugal and of navarre, crown of castile and of aragon
will the main kingdoms emerge from two different multicultural areas?
yes
where will the kingdom os Asturias emerge to?
in the north
where will the carolingian hispanic march emerge to?
in the north-east
who founded the kingdom of asturias?
Don Pelayo
where did the kingdom of asturias establish?
in the Cantabrian Mountains
what battle lead to the muslim army to be defeated?
battle of covadonga
what caused the kingdom to be firmly established?
king alfonso
didn’t the kingdom of asturias become the kingdom of Leon?
yes
what is the carolingian marca hispanica?
franks conquering north-eastern territory of the visigothic kingdom
what was the objective of the carolingian marca hispanica?
the carolingian empire established the marca hispanica as a buffer zone between the empire and al-Andalus
what was the political/cultural multipicity of the carolingian marca hispanica about?
multiplicity of local lordships or counts under frankish rule
the lordships/counties are going to coalesce into?
three larger territorial units
what are the three larger territorial units?
kingdom of pamplona, of aragon and the catalan counties
what was the reconquista concept liked to?
idea of the political unity of spain under a catholic monarchy going back to the visigoths
was there a anti-muslim sentiment?
not really, a lot less common than previously
weren’t the christian and muslim rules fighting with each other and among themselves?
yes
what does cid mean?
the lord
who served both christian and muslim rules?
el cid
what started the idea of a holy war against the christian/muslim enemy in the IP?
the almoravid/almohad invasion on the muslim side
was the reconquista a political priority for castile or aragon?
no
were the foreign fighters far more ideologized and radical than christians and muslims living in the IP?
yes
who are the moriscos?
the converted population of muslim origin
were the moricos expelled from Spain?
yes
what did the expulsion of the moriscos mark?
the end of the influence of direct muslim culture in the IP
will don pelayo play a fundamental role in the historical and political imagination of the spanish nation?
yes
were the relations between the christians and al-andalus always hostile?
no, they had political alliances between the two
what was the visigothic kingdom reborn?
asturias
at what time did the almoravid assault on christian iberia take place?
when the nobility was beginning to be persuaded by church leadesr
who led a number of expeditions against the christian states?
the almohad caliphs
what did the collapse of islamic authority in southern spain do for the muslims?
gave a rise to a modd of soul-searching and despair
was the almost complete demise of islamic power in iberia brought by a complex web of political, military, social and economic factors?
yes
the reconquest of spain started a multifaceted war with christians and jews on both sides?
no, it was christians and muslims
who was alfonso and what did he dream of?
a christian king who dreamed of uniting spain and conquering the islamic south
who made seville their capital?
the almohads
what did ferdinand and isabella do to the kingdom?
create a pure christian jerusalem within spain itself
