Vocab

Question 1

Iberia

Answer 1

Meaning:
Peninsula in Western Europe containing modern Spain and Portugal
In a sentence:
The Moors conquered Iberia from the Christians
Question:
When did Jews first arrive in Iberia

Question 2

Reconquista

Answer 2

The reconquering of Spain by Christians from the Moors in the 11th-13th century.

Effect on the Jews:
By the end of the 14th-century majority of the population of Seville (Spain) turned against the Jews. They were forced to convert to Christianity, many of the Jews accepted Baptism but others died rather than being converted to Christian.

In a sentence:
The Reconquista changed the Jews lives in Spain dramatically.

Question 3

Ferrant Martinez

Answer 3

Ferrant was a leading anti-Jewish agitator in Castile at the end of the 14th- century. He started riots and protested against the Jews demanding that synagogues should be destroyed. As vicar-general of the archbishop he gained jurisdiction over the Jews and demanded that they be expelled from Spain. This was stopped by King Henry ii of Castile. After multiple continuous acts against the Jews riots broke out and many Jews were forced into Baptism.

In a sentence:
Ferrant Martinez was anti semitism.

Question 4

Anusim

Answer 4

What the Jews called christians who resently converted from Jewdaism (Anusim in Hebrew translates to forced ones this is because they were forced to convert)

Question 5

Marranos

Answer 5

Marranos are Christians who were forced to convert in the Spanish Inquisition but are secretly Jews. For example they would say they were Christians but they would still light candles on Friday night or they won’t eat pig.