What was the Bayt al-Hikma of 9th-century Baghdad? What was the Lex Visigothorum of 638 C.E.? Who were Florinda and Count Julian? Who was Musa Ibn Nusayr (8th cent. C.E.)? Who were... What was the Bayt al-Hikma of 9th-century Baghdad? What was the Lex Visigothorum of 638 C.E.? Who were Florinda and Count Julian? Who was Musa Ibn Nusayr (8th cent. C.E.)? Who were the two 'baptized Sultans of the West'? What are the most profound legacies left by the 10th century Moorish rulers Abd al-Rahman III and Hakam II? What is the significance in Moorish history of the Battle of Guadelete? What were the 'Evil Usages'? Name 3 taifas. Who wrote Guide For The Perplexed (1190)? What was St. Bernard’s view of medical training for monks? Explain the significance of Pope Urban II’s 1195 sermon in Clermont and Pope Innocent III’s actions against Muslims. When did the Andalusian Islamic 'capital' of Cordoba fall, and to whom? Who were Musa Ibn Maymun, ‘El Cid’, and Ibn Rushd? What was 'The Book of Roger'? Who were some of the key Catholic European scholars directly influenced by the Moors of Andalus? What is/was La Mezquita? What is the Medinat az-Zahra? What is the significance of the 8th century Battle of Tours regarding 'Christian' history in Europe? What does the word 'Mudejar' mean? What does 'Morisco' refer to? Who were the 'Mozarabs'? Know the chronological order of the first 3 Islamic Dynasties to preside over al-Andalus. Why have both the Almoravids and Almohads been deemed 'fanatical'? What is meant by the 'House of Wisdom' creed that 'no conflict existed between 'the work of God and the word of God'? What does Dhimma/Dhimmis refer to? How did the 'Limpieza de sangre' laws impact the status of Moors living within Catholic Spain? What did Yusuf Ibn Tashifin (11th-12th centuries) establish? What was the John of Gortz episode? What European institutions of Higher Learning emerged between the 11th and 13th centuries as a direct result of Moorish scholarly influences? Read more