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What year began the Muslim conquest of the Iberian Peninsula?
What year began the Muslim conquest of the Iberian Peninsula?
711

711
What battle Tariq’s Muslim army defeated Don Rodrigo, the Visigoth King after crossing the Strait of Gibraltar?
What battle Tariq’s Muslim army defeated Don Rodrigo, the Visigoth King after crossing the Strait of Gibraltar?
Guadalete

Guadalete
What battle Charles Martel with the Franks defeated the Saracens in 732 and definitely controlled their advance northwards in Europe?
What battle Charles Martel with the Franks defeated the Saracens in 732 and definitely controlled their advance northwards in Europe?
What is the term for the first stage of Al-Andalus?
What is the term for the first stage of Al-Andalus?
Independent Emirate

Independent Emirate
What Umayyad prince escaped from Damascus and takes refuge in the Iberian Peninsula after the murder of his entire family at the hands of the Abbasids?
What Umayyad prince escaped from Damascus and takes refuge in the Iberian Peninsula after the murder of his entire family at the hands of the Abbasids?
Abd al-Rahman
Abd al-Rahman
What term is used for a Christian in Muslim territory?
What term is used for a Christian in Muslim territory?
Mozarab

Mozarab
What term is used for a Muslim in Christian territory?
What term is used for a Muslim in Christian territory?
Mudejar

Mudejar
What is the term for military incursions into enemy territory in order to ravage and get a lot of loot and slaves, but not with the purpose of conquering in the Middle Ages?
What is the term for military incursions into enemy territory in order to ravage and get a lot of loot and slaves, but not with the purpose of conquering in the Middle Ages?
Raids

Raids
What medieval taxes were paid by a Muslim king to a Christian one as a sign of vassalage?
What medieval taxes were paid by a Muslim king to a Christian one as a sign of vassalage?
Parias
Parias
What is the term for the realms that appeared after the disintegration of Al-Andalus after the death of Al-Mansur?
What is the term for the realms that appeared after the disintegration of Al-Andalus after the death of Al-Mansur?
Taifas

Taifas
What discipline Ibn Sina (Avicenna) standed out?
What discipline Ibn Sina (Avicenna) standed out?
Medicine

Medicine
What Visigothic noble defeated the Muslims at Covadonga (Asturias), beginning the Reconquista?
What Visigothic noble defeated the Muslims at Covadonga (Asturias), beginning the Reconquista?
Pelayo

Pelayo
Sancho III joined Castile to the kingdom of Navarre and hisson, Ferdinand I made it kingdom, but before that, Castile was a…
Sancho III joined Castile to the kingdom of Navarre and hisson, Ferdinand I made it kingdom, but before that, Castile was a…
County

County
What is the term for the process of Christian repopulation and conquests of the Muslims during the 13th, 14th an 15th centuries in the Iberian Peninsula?
What is the term for the process of Christian repopulation and conquests of the Muslims during the 13th, 14th an 15th centuries in the Iberian Peninsula?
What is the term for the repopulation of the Duero, which gave land to peasants during the Reconquest?
What is the term for the repopulation of the Duero, which gave land to peasants during the Reconquest?
Pressure or presura
Pressure or presura
What is the term for the Southern French territory at the Pyrenees with some counties like Barcelona that gained independence in the 10th century?
What is the term for the Southern French territory at the Pyrenees with some counties like Barcelona that gained independence in the 10th century?
Spanish March

Spanish March