How Contact with the Moors Shaped Spain’s Worldview

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• Great libraries containing numerous books on all scientific topics. A large collection of classical writings (ancient Greek and Roman) translated into numerous languages.
• The belief that gods could take the forms of animals or humans. The belief in multiple gods. Religious practices based on the seasons.
• A hierarchical society with a noble class, priests and commoners. Government with a strong central authority (like a dictatorship)
• Murals, monuments and structures The art of jewelry making, pottery, mosaics. Metal works and feather work

How Contact with the Moors Shaped Spain’s Worldview For 700 years the Islamic Empire occupied some of the Iberian Peninsula. The influence left in Spain by the Moors was most prominent in the following areas: Important Schools of astronomy, math and architecture. Illuminated manuscripts (picture books  ) Great libraries containing numerous books on all scientific topics. A large collection of classical writings (ancient Greek and Roman) translated into numerous languages. Beautiful buildings and mosques (Muslim Church). How Other Meso-American Cultures Shaped the Aztec Worldview Religious Beliefs and Practices The belief that gods could take the forms of animals or humans. The belief in multiple gods. Religious practices based on the seasons. The belief that human sacrifice was necessary to sustain the gods. Social Systems A hierarchical society with a noble class, priests and commoners. Government with a strong central authority (like a dictatorship) Strong military practices to build an empire. Architecture and Art Huge pyramid-like temples to honor the gods. Murals, monuments and structures The art of jewelry making, pottery, mosaics. Metal works and feather work. Directory: documents -> homework homework -> Layla Quinones ssh104. 7761 January 8, 2008 homework -> Read the passage from Chapter 2 of Lord of t/he Flies homework -> Document 1 (page 30) homework -> Related Issues 3 Name homework -> Name: Social Chapter 3 task to accompany your iMovie book trailer homework -> Social Studies 20 homework -> Social Studies 30-1 Name homework -> Chapter 6 The usa breaks Away True/False Download 15.61 Kb. Share with your friends: