The document discusses Spain during the Middle Ages. It describes how the Visigoths established a kingdom after the fall of the Roman Empire but were then conquered by Muslim forces who established the territory of Al-Andalus. As Muslims gained control of southern Spain, many Christians fled north and established their own kingdoms. This led to ongoing conflicts between the Christian kingdoms and Muslim state as the former sought to regain control through the Reconquista.

1. Spain in the
Middle Ages
UNIT 5

2. THE MIDDLE AGES
The Middle Ages began in 476 A.D. when the
Roman Empire ended.
During the Middle Ages, Spain
didn`t exist.
In the North, there were
Christian kingdoms.
In the South, there was a
Muslim state called Al-Andalus.

3. 1. The Visigoths (507 – 711 A.D.)
2. Al-Andalus (711 A.D. – 1942)
3. The Christian kingdoms (711 A.D. – 1942)

4. 1. THE VISIGOTHS (507 – 711 )
 The Visigoths were an important Germanic tribe.
They came to Roman Hispania.
 At first, they helped the Romans fight other
Germanic tribes.
 In 507 A.D. the Visigoths established the
Kingdom of Toledo. It was the end of Roman
Hispania.

5.  The king made the laws.
 They learned to speak Latin.
 Most Visigoths were farmers.
 King Recaredo converted to Catholicism and built
churches.
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1. THE VISIGOTHS (507 – 711 )

6. 2. AL – ANDALUS (711-1492)
In 711, Muslims conquered the Visigothic
Kingdom of Toledo after the Battle of Guadalete.
It became a new Muslim territory called Al-
Andalus.
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7. Who were the Muslims?
 The Muslims were the followers of Islam. They
believe in Allah and their sacred book is the Koran.
 Their empires were called caliphates and were
ruled by caliphs.
 They spoke Arabic.
 They built mosques and alcazabas.
 There were many merchants.

8. 3. THE CHRISTIAN KINGDOMS
 When Muslims created Al-Andalus, many
Christians moved to the mountains in the North.
 In 722 A.D. the Battle of Covadonga took
place between christians and muslims.
 Don Pelayo was the leader of the christians and
established the Kingdom of Asturias.

9. The Christians
 Society was divided into 3 groups: the clergy,
nobles and peasant. Most people were
peasant and worked on the land.
 Priest and monks were very important people.
 Chistians built many churches and monasteries.

10. The Reconquista
The Reconquista is the period in which the
Christian Kingdom conquered Al-Andalus.