MMW 13 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Mozarabs, Indian Ocean, Black Death
23 Apr 2018
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Medieval indian ocean trade increased in volume and strategic importance after the black death. How did these processes shape future approaches to atlantic/pacific colonization. Led to centuries-long armed struggled between christians and muslims. Created opportunities for coexistence of diverse ethnic and religious groups. Reconquest iberian culture had profound effect on americas. Dominant political and cultural force in middle regions of afro-eurasia. Muslims no longer minority in their own lands. -- divided into larger number of reginal dynasties. Does not make inroads to western europe and china (did limited trade) - invaded by berbers (called moors) from north africa in early eighth century. Christians of northern kingdoms of iberia wrested control of the iberian peninsula from muslim kingdom. St. james (santiago) matamoros - literally killer of moors. Warfare a way of like; strong military culture. Created a large noble class (hidalgos) - many in general poverty. Funerary monument to ferdinand iii of castile 1217-1252.
