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The two things that encompassed the darkest era in Spanish history were the ______and the ______.

The Spanish Reconquista:

The ______was an attempt by Christian Spain to expel all Muslims from the Iberian Peninsula. The kingdoms of Spain consisted of smaller kingdoms like Portugal, ______, Navarre, ______and Granada. In the early 8th century these kingdoms were invaded by ______from North Africa and within a few years most of Spain was under ______control. Even though the Muslims who were in control were tolerant of Christians and Jews they distrusted one another which lead to more ______rule in the north and Muslim rule in the south. By the end of the 13th century only ______remained under Muslim control. Even though Spain remained prosperous and rich, with large towns and a solid economy there were still conflicts between Muslims and Christians the hit a boiling point with the marriage of Ferdinand of Aragon and Isabella of Castile in ______. In ______they began their purge of Spain of all Muslims by invading Muslims held ______. In ______the Muslims surrendered and the ______or the reconquering of Spain for the Catholic faith was complete.

The Spanish Inquisition:

Ferdinand and Isabella saw themselves as ______and saw Spain as the land of the ______. According to the Catholics in Spain, aside from the Muslims the ______also had to go. Because most Muslims and ______didn’t want to leave, but also didn’t want to die they ______to the Catholic faith. ______was the name for converted Jews and ______was the name for converted Muslims. To convince themselves that these two groups had actually converted they started the ______. In 1478 Ferdinand and Isabella began the ______to purify Spain from heretics and non-believers. In 1483 they appointed ______as Inquisitor General. The Inquisitor General established ______or courts of judges to determine whether or not the converts were actually truly converted to Christianity or just faking it. They were judging to see if people were true Christians or ______or anyone believing or practicing anything that goes against the Catholic Church, were brought before these tribunals. The groups of people who were subject to these courts were Muslims, Jews, False Converts, ______, the sexually immoral, witches and more. By the time someone was subject to these courts they were already assumed to be guilty of heresy. Instead these courts were established to get a confession of guilt of heresy from the accused. These courts were held in public ceremonies known as ______where the accused were brought out and their sentences were read. Even if a heretic were to confess they were most likely still beaten, imprisoned and stripped of their property. They were also strong persuaded to inform on other

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The Spanish Reconquista and the Inquisition (Video and Reading Guide) people who they suspected of being heretics. The money and property that were taken from the accused was given to Ferdinand and Isabella.

Torture Devices:

If a heretic refused to confess or name names they were tortured. One of the devices used to get a confession was the ______where the hands of the accused were tied behind the heretic and then slowly lifted into the air. This caused shoulders to pop out of their sockets and the accused to confess. The ______would be used by tying the heretic’s hands and feet were tied or chained to rollers and the accused was then pulled on either sided or stretched, this caused the joints of the body to stretch until they dislocated. So either the person confessed or their arms and legs were ripped from their bodies. Even though many were tortured the goal was not to kill anybody, because the goal was to bring people back to the faith.

The End of the Inquisition:

In 1484 ______tried to introduce the process appeals into the Inquisition but King Ferdinand dismissed him. This confirmed that the monarchs and not the ______were in charge of Spain. The Inquisition lost its power gradually until it was abolished in ______.

Use the information on this timeline to answer the questions below:

1. Which cities did Ferdinand III recapture?

2. According to this time chart, what did El Cid accomplish?

3. Why do you think that the Battle of Las Navas de Tolosa is often called the turning point of the Reconquista?

4. What events on the time chart suggest that failure to cooperate can create problems but that cooperation can bring success?

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