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What is Al-Andalus?
What is Al-Andalus?
Al-Andalus was a civilization created by Muslim invaders in Spain and part of France in 711 AD.
What was the period of the Golden Age of Islam in Al-Andalus?
What was the period of the Golden Age of Islam in Al-Andalus?
The Golden Age of Islam in Al-Andalus was from the 8th to the 15th century.
What flourished in Al-Andalus in a climate of religious tolerance?
What flourished in Al-Andalus in a climate of religious tolerance?
Art, culture, landscaping, and ideas flourished in Al-Andalus in a climate of religious tolerance.
What techniques did the Moors master in Al-Andalus?
What techniques did the Moors master in Al-Andalus?
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Where can the patios or private interior gardens of Cordoba still be seen today?
Where can the patios or private interior gardens of Cordoba still be seen today?
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What was Cordoba's status in the 10th century?
What was Cordoba's status in the 10th century?
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What advances did the study of the Koran trigger in Al-Andalus?
What advances did the study of the Koran trigger in Al-Andalus?
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What did the Moors introduce to Southern Europe?
What did the Moors introduce to Southern Europe?
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The Legacy of the Moors in Spain
- The Moors were Muslim invaders who created a civilization called Al-Andalus in Spain and part of France in 711 AD.
- The Moors created a multi-racial melting pot of Jews, Muslims, and Christians, and their civilization became a Golden Age of Islam from the 8th to the 15th century.
- In Al-Andalus, art, culture, landscaping, and ideas flourished in a climate of religious tolerance.
- The Moors mastered the techniques of irrigation and created landscapes and gardens that are oases of shade and bounty.
- The patios or private interior gardens of Cordoba are still to be seen today, especially in the Juderia, Cordoba's Jewish neighborhood.
- Cordoba had half a million inhabitants in the 10th century and was Europe's intellectual center, with the largest mosque in the world.
- Granada, the capital of the Moorish Nazrid dynasty, is fabulously set in the midst of the snow-capped mountains of the Sierra Nevada, with gardens and fortress of the Alhambra.
- The study of the Koran triggered a thirst for knowledge and learning, which led to amazing advances in astronomy, medicine, botany, philosophy, and mathematics.
- The Arabic numeral system was transmitted to Europe via Spain, and the Moors opened their first hospitals and understood the importance of quarantining sick people.
- The Moor Averroes was a universal scholar who helped keep alive the Greek heritage of Aristotle and bring it to the West.
- The Moors introduced all kinds of exotic plants and foods to Southern Europe, such as almonds, citrus fruits, sugarcane, cumin, saffron, nutmeg, pomegranates, persimmons, and palm trees.
- The Moors were defeated in 1492, and the two Catholic sovereigns unleashed the Inquisition, which directed against the Jews and the Moors, but the traces of the Moorish civilization are still to be found in Spain.
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Test your knowledge on the fascinating legacy of the Moors in Spain with this quiz! From their creation of a Golden Age of Islam to their contributions in science, art, and agriculture, the Moors left an indelible mark on Spanish culture. See how much you know about their influence on Spain's history and society with this engaging quiz.
