11B When the Moors Ruled Spain(Unfinished) – Flashcards
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temperament
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basic nature - such as how you react to situations
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Visigoths
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tribe who settled in France and Spain in the 4th century A.D.
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scimitar
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sword with a curved blade
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peninsula
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narrow strip of land projecting from the mainland into a sea or lake
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minaret
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tall tower attached to mosques. have projecting balconies from which people are called to prayer.
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Galicians
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race of people who lived in the kingdom of Galicia, in northwest Spain
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Muhammad ibn Musa al-Khwarizmi
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a Muslim scholar who studied at the House of Wisdom in Baghdad
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Spanish Inquisition
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a religious tribunal established by Catholic monarchs Ferdinand of Aragon and Isabella of Castile
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sanctity
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importance; why something should be treated with respect
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squatters
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people who lived in unused buildings without having a legal right to do so
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abdication
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to give up being king or queen
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berate
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to scold angrily
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the Dark Ages
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a period of cultural and economic decline in Western Europe following the end of the Roman Empire
