Golden Age of Spain and the Spanish Inquisition

Question 1

711CE - 1031CE

Answer 1

The golden age of Spain, under Muslim rule where Jews were treated with tolerance

Question 2

1492 CE

Answer 2

The expulsion of Jews from Spain by the new Catholic rulers

Question 3

Golden Age of Jews in Spain

Answer 3

The time where spain was under Muslim rule, where Jews were able to live with minimal persecution

Question 4

The Spanish Inquisition

Answer 4

A Roman Catholic tribunal for the purposes of removing heretical Catholics and later Jewish Conversos and Crypto Jews

Question 5

The Spanish Expulsion

Answer 5

In 1492, when Jews were forced to leave Catholic Spain, or convert

Question 6

Converso

Answer 6

A person who converted to Catholicism, usually Jews hoping to stay in Spain when Judaism was outlawed

Question 7

Morano

Answer 7

A derogatory label for Jews who converted to Christianity but still practised judaism

Question 8

Crypto Jew

Answer 8

A Jewish person who converted to Catholicism in public, but still practised Judaism inn Secret

Question 9

Auto de Fe

Answer 9

“Act of Faith” A ritual where people convicted of heresy were burned alive to prove their faith

Question 10

Donna Gracia

Answer 10

A Portuguese Crypto Jew, who took control of a large trading fortune and used her personal funds to finance a series of routes for Jews out of Catholic lands