Name: ____________________________________

_____________________
7th Grade Social Studies

Date:
Class Notes

Objective: I will be able to create a graphic

organizer to describe the impact of the Moorish
scholars in Spain.
Do Now: (Do this right now) Its Tuesday morning and you have a quiz that
you spend the previous two nights studying. You are well prepared and feel
like you will receive an A. Use the chart (graphic organizer) below to create
a fictional story about what happened next. Include at least 3 things.
Effect

CAUSE (what
happened)
Studied hard
the quiz.

for
Effect

Effect

Go to your weebly page (RENAISSANCE) to fill in the blanks

Point #1: The Moors are a group of ____________________ that migrated to
_____________ as the _______________________ conquered the ________________
Peninsula.
Point #2: Moors had many ___________________ and ____________________
before the rest of Europe.
Point #3: Until the Reconquista conquered the Umayyads and the Moors,
Moorish scholars were making many scientific discoveries.

Vocabulary Terms and Visual Anchors: Go to the Weebly Page and locate
the MEANINGS page.
Moors :

Cultural Diffusion :

Umayyad (Calyphs) Caliphates:

Silk Road :

Iberian Peninsula:

Reconquista:

NAME ______________________________________

DATE _____________________________

Go to the Weebly pages Power Point. Go to page 9 to fill in the blanks.

THE MOORS
__________________progress in astronomy, ______________________ chemistry, physics,
__________________________, geography, and ______________________________ flourished in
______________________________ Spain. They brought back the lost knowledge of the ancient
_________________________________ & Romans, notable ______________________.
At that time, __________________ had only ___________ universities, the Moors had ___________ great
_________________________. These were located in ________________, _________________________, Granada,
______________________, Juen, Malaga, ____________________.

List the cities on the map that had universities in Al-Andalus (Spain).
1.

______________________________

2.

______________________________
3.

4.

b.
c.
d.

______________________________
______________________________

1. What did the Moors create on the Iberian Peninsula before

the rest of Europe?
a. Libraries and Universities
Monasteries and Churches
Training grounds for crusaders
Mosques and monasteries

2. What was the main achievement of Moorish people in Iberia?

a.
Moorish fighters helped the Spanish reclaim Spain.
b.
Moorish fighters successfully defended Portugal from Christians.
c.
Moorish scholars made numerous scientific discoveries.
d.
Moorish Muslims developed new pillars of faith.