History

Question 1

Who took advantage of the conflict in the kingdom of León to unite the counties in Castilla

Answer 1

Fernán Gonzales

Question 2

How long did Fernán Gonzales rule

Answer 2

931 to 970

Question 3

Who declared his title hereditary and created the “Condado de Castilla”.

Answer 3

Fernán Gonzales

Question 4

How long did Sancho lll rule

Answer 4

1004 to 1035

Question 5

Who inherited the kingdom of pamplona

Answer 5

Sancho lll

Question 6

Where di Sancho lll spread his territory to

Answer 6

The Counties of Castile (through his marriage to the heir, Doña Sancha), Aragón, Sobrarbe and Ribagorza.
the Kingdom of León, after he took advantage of internal divisions to conquer most of the territory.

Question 7

Did the kingdom become the most powerful on the peninsula and establish trading links with other European states because of Sancho lll

Answer 7

Yes this is why he’s called Sancho the great

Question 8

When Sancho died the kingdom was divided amongst his sons

Question 9

When Ferdinand 1 died Castile was inherited by whom?

Answer 9

Sancho ll and Leon by Alfonso Vl and Zamora corresponded to his sister urraca

Question 10

How does Sancho ll die

Answer 10

He is assasinated by vellido Dolfos

Question 11

Why is Alfonso Vl accused of being involved in the death of his brother Sancho ll

Answer 11

Because of the death Alfonso Vl inherited Castile and they think he killed Sancho to get more power

Question 12

What did Alfonso Vl conquer

Answer 12

The Toledo taifa but was defeated by the almoravids in sagrajas

Question 13

How did Alfonso Vl’s son die

Answer 13

Fighting against the almoravids in the uncles battle in 1108

Question 14

Why was urraca (Alfonso Vl’s daughter become the first woman to be named queen

Answer 14

Because there where no more men to take control

Question 15

The kingdoms of Leon and Castile where

Answer 15

Separated and reunited several times

Question 16

When where the kingdom of Leon and Castile finally united

Answer 16

In 1230

Question 17

Why where they united in 1230

Answer 17

When Ferdinand lll inherited the kingdom of Castile from his mother and kingdom of Leon from his father

Question 18

The crown of Castile was what

Answer 18

The unity of Castile and Leon and it had a major role in the final phase of the Christian conquest

Question 19

Portugal was part of the kingdom of Leon until…..

Answer 19

The early 12th century when due to inheritance it became a county although dependent on the kingdom it became independent in 1128 when count Alfonso Henrique’s proclaimed himself king

Question 20

When was the crown of Aragon created

Answer 20

1137

Question 21

How was the crown of Aragon created

Answer 21

the marriage between Petronilla, daughter and heir of the Aragonese king Ramiro II, and Ramon Berenguer IV, count of Barcelona, led to the creation

Question 22

The resettlement involved….

Answer 22

the occupation of land that had been deserted (the Duero Valley) or had been reclaimed from Al-Andalus by the Christian kings

Question 23

There were twotyoes of resettlement

Answer 23

Free resettlement (presura or aprisio, 9th-10th centuries) in which the king granted land to free peasants. The settlers in the territory owned small plots of land (allods) and founded villages with pastures, water and forests held collectively as public property.

Concejiles resettlement (11th-12th centuries) was organised collectively by the monarchs in areas on the border with Al-Andalus that suffered continued attacks. To encourage the settlement of cities, the monarchs granted privileges to the inhabitants.

Question 24

Fueros and municipio la charters where what

Answer 24

municipal charters - collective contracts that established the conditions for cultivating the land.
fueros - rights, liberties and tax exemptions granted to the inhabitants of a town or city