Unit 2

Worldviews in Conflict

Activity

1. Download the document, Reading/Study Guide Unit 2: Chapter 9, Lesson 1.
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3. Read pages 194 and 195 of the textbook.
• Answer the following questions in your Reading/Study Guide.
  
  
• How did geography affect Spain becoming an Islamic state?
  
• Compare the maps on these pages. How are they alike? How are they different?
  
  
4. Read pages 196 to 198 of the textbook. 
   
• Answer the following questions in your Reading/Study Guide.
  
  
• How long was Spain part of the Islamic world?
  
• How did Muslim rule affect art in Spain?
  
• What kind of society was al-Andalus?
  
• Was religious tolerance part of the Islamic Empire?
  
  
5. Read page 200 and then read page 199 of the textbook.
   
• Answer the following questions in your Reading/Study Guide.
  
  
• What did the Spanish call the process that allowed them to experience a “re-conquest” of their territory? 
• What new tactic helped the Spanish win this religious war? 
• What did Queen Isabella and Regent Ferdinand do that helped unite the Spanish states?
  
  
6. When you are finished, proceed to the next page.