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409

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the visigoths enter spain

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711

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moors enter spain

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718

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battle of covadonga

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1516

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charles 1 begins his rule

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1588

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the spanish armada occurs

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who were the spanish defeated by in the spanish armada

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the british

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the three countries that border spain are

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andorra
portugal
france

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spains great medival hero who inspired an epic poem was__________, also given the name_____ by the moors. each year his feast is celebrated on the ____, which is a national holiday

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Rodrigo Díaz de Vivar
the cid
July 25

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the council of nicea was cinvened by the emperor _____ and for the first time the christians were favored under roman rule

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constantine 1

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who ruled spain during the 13th century

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alfonso x

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what was alfonso x’s nickname

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the wise

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who lived in relative peace under alfonso x

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muslims
christians
jews

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what became the official language for all official transactions under alfonso x

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castilian

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what was the extended period of peace under roman rule called

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the pax romana

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what is the sothern part of the peninsula known as

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andalucia

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what was the stronghold of the moors

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andalucia

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what were the three major wars fought between the roman and carthaginians called

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the punic wars

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what are the three major languages spoken in spain

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galician
basque
catalan
castilian/spanish

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who was the greatest visigoth who was also a bishop, saint, encyclopedist, and theologian

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st isidore

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what was the most famous work of st. isidore

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the etymologies

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where was st isidore from

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seville

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what were the three major moorish cities located in southern spain

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cordoba
granada
seville

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what was estabilshed in the 15th century for the purpose of cleansing the culture

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the inquisition

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who was the most famous of all the leaders of the inquisition

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tomas de torquemada

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who were the indigenious people in mexico
aztec
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who conquered the aztecs
cortes
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who were the indigenious people in peruu
incas
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who conquered the incas
pizarro
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in the first part of the 16th century who was injured and nearly killed in battle, underwent a conversion, and then went on to found an important catholic religious order
ignatious of loyola
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what catholic religious order was founded by ignatious of loyola
jesuits
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who is the current pope
pope francis
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what relgious order is pope francis a part of
jesuits
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what american institutions were founded by the jesuits
xavier | georgetown
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what is the red palace
alhambra
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where is the alhambra
granada
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what in northeastern spain became one of the three pilgrimage centers of the medieval world
santiago de compostela
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rose windows and flying buttresses
gothic
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the horshoe arch
moorish
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rounded arches, arcades, thick walls and barrel vaults
romanesque
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who painted las meninas
valasques
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who is the author of don quiote
miguel de cervantes
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where was el greco from
crete
43
what did a painter from crete become known as
el greco
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where did el greco settle
toledo
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what are elgreco's paintings characterized by
elongated forms primariliy religious subject matter energetic compositions
46
who were two great spanish mystics
teresa of avila | john of the cross
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who was the founder of the of the order if the discalced carmelites
teresa of avila
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who was the author of the dark night of the soul
john of the cross
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what do words that are of arabic origin in english or spanish frequently start with
al
50
what are examples of english words that are arabic in origin
alcohol | algebra
51
who declared that spanish would be the language for all official documents and transations
alfonso x
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in the 16th century who was the german prienst who mounted a challenge against the roman catholic church
martin luther
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what was the name of the uprising that led to the birth of many different protestant denominations and was started by martin luther
the reforrmation
54
what were two legends which motivated the explorers
the fountain of youth | the city of gold
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what were the three things that motivated the conquistadors
God glory gold
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what is the crown prince of Spain known as
the prince of asturias
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with the edict of expulsion who was expelled from spain in 1492
the moors
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what was europe revaged by during the 14th century whoch left over 1/3 of the population dead
the black death
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who was the last spanish king from the house of austri
charles 2
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what was charles 2 nickname
the idiot
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in the 16th century what was the portrayal of the spanish in the americas as being ruthlessly cruel and exploitative
the black legend
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what were the comments in the margins of manuscripts known as which were discovered in the monastery of san millan de la cogolla in the 10th century
the glosses
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where were the castillian first found
in the monastery of san millan de la cogolla
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flying buttresses are architechtural innovations to support the weight characteristics to support what architecture
gothic
65
under whom did madrid become the capital of spain
philip 2
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what are states that have spanish names
nevada florida arizona
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why did the reconquest end
boabdil surrendered the keys to granada
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who surrendered Granada
Boabdil
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what was built in the 16th century to serve as a palace, basilica, monastery, and royal crypt
el escorial
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who was the daughter of ferdinand and isabel
juana
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what was juana's nickname
la loca
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who did juana marry
philip 1
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who was the son of juana and philip 1
charles 1
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who was the first habsburg king of spain
charles 1
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what was charles 1 aka
charles 5 holy roman emperor
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the invention of what in the 15th century had an enormous impact on society and made education more accessible to the masses
the printing press
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what characterized visigothic presence in spain
the killing of kings
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what is the killing of kings aka
regicide
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what is one of the most magnificient structures built by the arabs in the city of Cordoba
mosque of cordoba
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what are cities in the us that have spanish names
toledo | los angeles
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"i lied to him not twice but ten times"
ferdinand 1- how good of a leader he was
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"the last stunted sprig of a degenerate line"
charles 2- last ruler of habsburg family
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"you do well to weep as a woman for that which you could not defend as a man"
Boabdil- his mother said to him as he gazed Granada, which he had just surrendered to Isabel and Ferdinand.
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bread and circuses
romans philosophy in spain
85
"tanto monta, monta tanto"
ferdinand and isabella- shared rule
86
lazarillo de tormes
mischievious anti-hero
87
charles martel
battle of poitiers/tours
88
bartolome de las casas
16th century spanish chronicler
89
senaca the youger
stoicism
90
lepanto
naval battle with ottoman empire
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castile and aragon
the catholic kings
92
memento mori
steve jobs
93
auto de fe
public trial
94
1700
philip v
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count julian
florinda
96
machiavelli
the prince
97
pope alexander vi
rodrigo borgia
98
july 25
patron saint of spain
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scipio
numancia
100
hadrian
roman emperor born in spain
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constantine 1
council of nicea
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granada
pomegrante
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pelayo
battle of covadonga
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sephardic
jews
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october 12
discovery of america
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antonio de nebrija
1st spanish grammar
107
lope de vega
spanish shakespeare
108
la celestina
suicide
109
john of austrias
suleiman the magnificent
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tomas de torquemada
inquistion

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