Medieval church and Al-Andalus

Question 1

What was the only recognized religion in Europe?

Answer 1

Catholicism

Question 2

What were the pope’s roles?

Answer 2

He was the head of the catholic church and was ruler of the papal states

Question 3

What is excommunication?

Answer 3

To be excluded from the membership of the church

Question 4

What happened if a king got excommunicated?

Answer 4

He would lose much of his authority

Question 5

What was the tithe?

Answer 5

A tax that was payed to the church by the peasants. They had to give 10% of their production

Question 6

What were the different medieval christian ceremonies?

Answer 6

Births, marriages and funerals

Question 7

What 2 groups was the church divided into?

Answer 7

The regular clergy and the secular clergy

Question 8

What was the role of the regular clergy?

Answer 8

They were the members of religious orders and were led by an abbot

Question 9

What was the role of the secular clergy?

Answer 9

They conducted religious services

Question 10

What did monks spend their time doing?

Answer 10

Copying manuscripts and teaching theology, botany and farm management

Question 11

What were the crusades?

Answer 11

A series of military expeditions led by the pope to take control of the Holy Land from the Muslims

Question 12

Which pope preached the First Crusade in 1095?

Answer 12

Pope Urban II

Question 13

Where does the word crusade come from?

Answer 13

The word ‘cross’

Question 14

When was the first crusade?

Answer 14

From 1095-1099

Question 15

When was the second crusade?

Answer 15

From 1147-1149

Question 16

When was the third crusade?

Answer 16

From 1189-1192

Question 17

When was the fourth crusade?

Answer 17

From 1202-1204

Question 18

What year did the Christians finally lose their territories? To the hands of who and in one battle?

Answer 18

In 1291 to the hands of the Muslims in the battle of Acre

Question 19

What was the Knights Templar’s job?

Answer 19

Defending Christian pilgrims in the holy land and defending the Holy Land

Question 20

What happened in 711?

Answer 20

A civil war between Rodrigo and Witiza

Question 21

How did the Muslims arrive in the Iberian Peninsula?

Answer 21

Witiza asked the Muslims from North Africa for help against Rodrigo

Question 22

What generals led the Muslim army against Rodrigo?

Answer 22

Governor Musa and General Tariq

Question 23

What battle and what year did Rodrigo get defeated in?

Answer 23

The battle of Guadalete in 711

Question 24

What part of the Iberian peninsula was not controlled by the Muslims?

Answer 24

The North West

Question 25

What did they call their territories and what was its capital?

Answer 25

They called it Al-Andalus and the capital was Cordoba

Question 26

In what year was the Umayyad family assasinated?

Answer 26

In 750

Question 27

Who escaped from assasination?

Answer 27

Abd-Al-Rahman

Question 28

What year did Abd-Al-Rahman proclaim himself leader of the Iberian Peninsula? What was his title?

Answer 28

He proclaimed himself in 756. The title he was known for was independent Emir of Cordoba

Question 29

What year did Abd-Al-Rahman III inherit the throne?

Answer 29

912

Question 30

What year did Abd-Al-Rahman III become the Caliph?

Answer 30

929

Question 31

What Caliph was made a Caliph when he was 11 years old?

Answer 31

Hisham II

Question 32

Who helped the 11 year old Caliph rule as he was too young?

Answer 32

Al-Mansur

Question 33

What year did Toledo fall into Christian hands?

Answer 33

1085

Question 34

In what battle and what year did the Christians defeat the Almohads in?

Answer 34

Battle of Las Navas de Tolosa in 1212

Question 35

What was the last Muslim territory of the Iberian Peninsula?

Answer 35

The Nasrid Kingdom of | Granada

Question 36

What year did the Almohads come to power?

Answer 36

1147