New Centers of Authority in the dar alIslam 950 1250

1
New Centers of Authority in the dar al-Islam (950
1250)
2
What ended the caliphate of Cordoba c. 1000
1031?
3
The Taifa states after 1031
4
Toledo falls to Christian Alfonso VI of Castile
in 1085
5
How do the Andalusian lords attempt to defend
themselves against the Christians?
6
What conflicts emerged between the Almoravids and
local populations? Why?
7
What was the basis of Ibn Tumarts claim to
authority?
8
What pressures weakened the al-Muwahhidun
(Almohads)?
9
Why did Christian aggression gain such momentum
in the 12th/13th centuries?

• Why is the term Reconquista a bit problematic
  to use in this context?

10
How does al-Rundi convey the meaning of Sevilles
fall (1248)?
11
By 1260, only Granada remains under Muslum
control will be seized by Christians by 1492