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    The document summarizes the history of the Middle Ages in Spain. It describes how the Visigoths established the Kingdom of Hispania after defeating the Vandals and Suevi, with Toledo as its capital, and adopted Catholicism and Roman law. It then discusses how the Moors/Muslims from North Africa conquered most of the Iberian peninsula in 711 and established the Emirate of Cordoba in 756 and later the Caliphate of Cordoba, until independent kingdoms or taifas emerged after its fall in 1031. Finally, it outlines aspects of life in Al-Andalus including the three main religions, types of buildings, Islamic architectural styles, and advances in agriculture and

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    The document summarizes the history of the Middle Ages in Spain. It describes how the Visigoths established the Kingdom of Hispania after defeating the Vandals and Suevi, with Toledo as its capital, and adopted Catholicism and Roman law. It then discusses how the Moors/Muslims from North Africa conquered most of the Iberian peninsula in 711 and established the Emirate of Cordoba in 756 and later the Caliphate of Cordoba, until independent kingdoms or taifas emerged after its fall in 1031. Finally, it outlines aspects of life in Al-Andalus including the three main religions, types of buildings, Islamic architectural styles, and advances in agriculture and

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    The document summarizes the history of the Middle Ages in Spain. It describes how the Visigoths established the Kingdom of Hispania after defeating the Vandals and Suevi, with Toledo as its capital, and adopted Catholicism and Roman law. It then discusses how the Moors/Muslims from North Africa conquered most of the Iberian peninsula in 711 and established the Emirate of Cordoba in 756 and later the Caliphate of Cordoba, until independent kingdoms or taifas emerged after its fall in 1031. Finally, it outlines aspects of life in Al-Andalus including the three main religions, types of buildings, Islamic architectural styles, and advances in agriculture and

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    -START OF MIDDLE AGES

    -VISIGOTHS: AD 476 Fall of Western Roman Empire 


    Visigoths defeat Vandals, Alans + Suevi to control Hispania 
    Toledo became capital city + learned Latin and how to read +
    adopted Catholicism + Roman Law
    - Kingdom: AD 507 to AD 711

    -AL ANDALUS: (Moors – Muslims from north Africa)


    -AD 711: Muslims beat Visigoths in Battle of Guadalete 
    control most of Iberian peninsula: now part of Caliphate
    (kingdom) of Damascus (Syria)
    - AD 756: Abd al Rahman I established Emirate of Cordoba
    - AD 929: Independence from Damascus, Abd al Rahman III
    established Caliphate (kingdom) of Cordoba
    - AD 1031: Taifas (independent kingdoms) created after fall of
    Caliphate of Cordoba

    -AL ANDALUS LIFE:


    - 3 religions: Muslims, Christians, Jews (lived in Juderías)
    - Medina = craftspeople lived
    - Zoco = market
    -Mosque (like Muslim church)
    - Alcazaba = fort
    - Alcazar = fortified palace
    - Architecture = ISLAMIC style: horseshoe arches, mosaics,
    geometrical patterns, domes (half ball)
    - Agriculture + crops: better irrigation, rice, olives, oranges,
    aubergines
    -Maths: Arabic numbers and number ZERO

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