Midterm 1 :) Flashcards
What is the Pact of Umar?
a document concerning the governance of non-Muslims under early Islam
Umayyad caliphate
The name of the first major Muslim political dynasty; officially ended in 1031
Who was King Robert?
The last Visigoth king of Hispania
Tariq
Musa’s client, part of the Umayyad conquest of Hispainia around 711 AD
Musa ibn Nusayr
part of the Umayyad conquest of Hispania around 711 AD
Abd al-Rahman III
Ruler of Cordoba; declared himself Caliph on January 17, 929
Madinat al-Zahra
“The Resplendent City”; palace complex outside of Cordoba
Al-Hakman II
The first son of ‘Abd al-Rahman III
Hasdai ibn Shaprut
the first major leader of the Andalusi Jewish community
Exilarch
the first major leader of the Andalusi Jewish community
taifa
over 30 small independent Muslim kingdom in the Iberian Peninsula after the fall of the Cordoban Caliphate
Seville
became known as the “kingdom of poetry” because of its ruler’s patronage of the arts
Ismai’l ibn Naghrilla
one of the most powerful members of the government in Granda; known as “Prince of Jews”
Toledo
the first major city conquered by Christian forces in 1085
Moses Maimonides
one of many Jews to emigrate out of al-Andalus after the Almohad conquest, famed Jewish philosophers
Almoravids
group that crossed over from Morocco and became a new political force in Al-Andalus; led by Yusuf ibn Tashufun
Ibn Rushd
One of the great intellectual debates in the history of al-Andalus occured between him and al-Ghazali over the relationship between theology and philosophy
La Reconquista
the Christian kingdoms taking “back” the Iberian Peninsula
Siete Partidas
document that outlined the legal status of Jews and Muslims in the Christian kingdom of Castile
Council of Lateran IV
held by Pope Innocent III in 1215 where it was decided that the Jews and Muslims should wear distinctive clothing to separate them from the Christian population
aljamas
the semi-autonomous communities that the mudejar population lived in under christian rule
El Sabio
King Alfonso X’s nickname; he propelled the translation movement of the 13th cen
Marinid sultante
became a major power in North Aftican and an influential political force in al-Andalus
Francisco Jimenez Cisneros
The ruthless and cruel archbishop of Toledo who succeeded Hernando de Talavera as the first royal confessor
