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ESSENTIAL VOCABULARY UNIT 4 (2º ESO)



IBERIAN PENINSULA ( 8th - 11 th C)
AL-ANDALUS
The Muslim territories on the Iberian Peninsula.
APRISIO
The granting of land to Christian settlers in an are anear the frontier with Al-Andalus.
ARABS
The Arabic-speaking inhabitants of the Arabian Peninsula who led Muslim expansion in the 7 th century.
BERBERS
The inhabitants of Nort Africa who became Muslims after the Arab conquest of the 7 th century.
CHARTER
A body of laws and privileges.
DINAR
A gold coin that was used as currency in the Muslim world.
DIRHAM
A  silver coin that was used as currency in the Muslim world.
DOME
The upper part of a building or structure shaped like a half-sphere.
EMIR
The ruler of a Muslim province calle dan Emirate.
FUERO
A charter ( a body of laws and privileges) that was granted by a monarch, for example to new cities.
MIDDLE AGES
The historical period between the fall of the Roman Empire and the Renaissance. It is divided into the Early Middle Ages (5 th – 10 th centuries), the High Middle Ages (11 th – 13 th centuries) and the Late Middle Ages (14 h- 15 th centuries).

MINARET
A tower in a Muslim mosque.
MOSQUE
A Muslim place of worship .
MOZARAB
The Christian inhabitant of a Muslim part of the Iberian Peninsula .
MULADI
The inhabitant of a conquered part of the Iberian pennsula who converted o Islam.
PARIA
A type of tribute that the Iberian Muslim Kingdoms paid to the Christian kingdoms.
QUIBLA
A wall in a Muslim mosquefacing towards Mecca.
RECONQUEST
The recovery of territory from Al-Andalus by Christian armies between the 8 th and 15 th centuries. This became known as the Reconquista n Spanish..
SYNAGOGUE
Holy place of worship in the Jewish religion.
TAIFA
A small, independent Muslim kingdom on the Iberian peninsula.
TRADE ROUTE
A network of cities, rivers and roads where merchants travelled..

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