Unit 18: Paper 3 (HL) — History of Europe
Topic 18.2: Muslims and Jews in medieval Europe (1095–1492) Questions
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Who halted the Muslim advance into France at the Battle of Tours/Poitiers in 732?
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What term describes Muslims who remained in Christian-ruled Spain after conquest and were permitted to keep their faith, before the harsher policies of the early sixteenth century?
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Which Church council, held in 1215, required Jews in Christian Europe to wear a distinctive mark on their clothing?
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In which year did Pope Urban II call for the First Crusade at the Council of Clermont?
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Approximately how many Jews were expelled from England by Edward I in 1290?
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Which Muslim ruler surrendered Granada to Fernando de Aragón and Isabel de Castilla on 2 January 1492?
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Which North African Berber movement arrived in Spain in 1086 to help Muslim rulers resist Alfonso VI after the fall of Toledo?
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Who was the wealthy 12th-century English Jewish financier whose loans helped fund castles and church buildings?
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In which English city did around 150 Jews take their own lives in Clifford's Tower in 1190 rather than face a mob?
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During which crisis were Jewish communities accused of deliberately poisoning wells to spread disease?
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Examine the reasons for the growth of Christian hostility towards Muslims in medieval Europe up to 1492.
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To what extent did the fall of Granada in 1492 mark a complete rather than gradual end to religious coexistence in Spain?
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To what extent was the Battle of Manzikert (1071) the decisive turning point in Christian-Muslim relations in medieval Europe?
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Discuss the contribution of Jewish communities to scholarship, medicine and royal administration in medieval Europe.
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Compare and contrast the Reconquista in Spain with the Ottoman advance into the Balkans as expressions of Christian-Muslim conflict in Europe before 1500.
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Analyse the significance of the arrival of the Almoravids and Almohads for the course of the Reconquista.
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Discuss the impact of the Reconquista on the economic and cultural life of Spain.
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Examine the reasons why Jewish communities came to occupy roles in moneylending and finance in medieval Europe.
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Examine the role of the papacy in shaping Christian-Muslim conflict in Spain between 1063 and 1492.
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Compare and contrast the causes of anti-Jewish violence during the First Crusade (1096) with the causes of anti-Jewish violence during the Black Death (1347-1351).
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