This document discusses the Middle Ages in Spain. It was a period between the 5th and 15th centuries that saw the rise and fall of several civilizations, including the Visigoths, Christians, and Muslims. The Muslims invaded Iberia and established al-Andalus in 711 AD, with the Caliphate of Córdoba gaining independence in 929 AD. Through the Reconquista from the 8th to 15th centuries, Christian kingdoms gradually reconquered the Iberian peninsula from Muslim rule, culminating in the fall of Granada in 1492 AD. Medieval Spanish society was organized around religions, kingdoms, and feudal systems during this turbulent yet culturally rich period

2. VISIGOTHS
CHRISTIANS
MUSLIMS

3. MIDDLES AGES
• WHEN DID THE MIDDLE AGES BEGIN?
• WHEN DID THE MIDDLES AGES END?
• WHAT EVENT MARKS THE BEGINNING OF THE
MIDDLE AGES?
• WHAT EVENT MARKS THE END OF THE MIDDLE
AGES?
• WHAT CIVILISATIONS EXISTED IN SPAIN IN THE
MIDDLE AGES?
• WHAT RELIGIONS EXISTED IN SPAIN IN THE MIDDLE
AGES?

4. TOLEDO
VISIGOTHIC KINGDOM: 476 a.d.-711 a.d.
CONVERTED TO
CATHOLICISM
THE KING
NOBLES
PEASANTS

5. MUSLIMS

6. CALIPH (califa)
(the king/emperor)
EMIR (emir)
(Noble/ruler (gobernante/general)

7. CALIPH OF
DAMASCUS
EMIR
EMIR
EMIR

8. MUSLIMS: in a.d. 711

9. Caliph of Damascus
In 756: Abd al-Rahman I…
Depended on
Emirate of Córdoba

10. Caliph of Damascus
In a.d. 929: Abd al-Rahman III…
INDEPENDENT
He proclaimed himself Caliph
and established the Caliphate
of Córdoba

11. SOCIETY
zoco
medina alcazaba
alcázar
mosque
City wall

12. MEDINA
(CARFTSPEOPLE LIVE AND WORK)

13. ZOCO (MARKET
PLACE)

14. MOSQUE (MUSLIMS PRAY)
CÓRDOBA

15. ALCAZABA (FORT)
GRANADA

16. ALCÁZAR (PALACE)
SEVILLA

17. CHRISTIANS

18. THE RECONQUEST. 1º Stage
In AD 722, don Pelayo, ruler of the
Kingdom of Asturias defeated the Muslim
army at the Battle of Covadonga.
Don Pelayo

19. THE RECONQUEST. 2º Stage
In the 11th century, Al-Andalus was divided
into small states called taifas (they where
always in conflict).
Taifas‘ states
Christians were also
divided in different
kingdoms.
In 1085, Alfonso VI, King
of Castilla, conquered
Toledo.

20. THE RECONQUEST. 3º Stage
The kingdoms of Aragon
Castilla, Navarra and
Portugal defeated the
Muslims at the Battle o
Las Navas de Tolosa.
1º. Soon, Fernando III
(king of Castilla)
conquered Sevilla, and
2º. At the same time,
Jaime I (king of Aragón)
conquered Valencia and
Balearic Islands.

21. THE RECONQUEST. 4º Stage
In 1469, king Fernando II
of Aragón and queen
Isabel I of Castilla
married and united their
two kingdoms creating
an Powerful Christian
kingdom.
In 1492, the Christians
finally conquered the
Kingdom of Granada.
Catholic monarchs
(Reyes Católicos)

23. FEUDALISM
FIEF
Clergy (religious people):
priest, monks, nuns. They
lived in monateries and
convents

24. MEDIEVAL CITIES
Town hall: is a bulding
used for carrying on
town’s business
Fortified gateways: entrances or places
used for entering or leaving the city
Main square:
market and fairs
took place
-Streets were narrow
-Wooden houses (fire
expansion/spread)
-No running water
-No sewage system

25. MEDIEVAL CITIES