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The Middle Ages

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The Middle Ages started in 476 AD.

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In the 8th century, Muslims came to the Iberian Peninsula from North Africa.

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They conquered the South and called it Al-Andalus.

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In the North, there were small Christian kingdoms.

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Muslims, Al-Andalus, Christian kingdoms.

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People built many churches.

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The church was very important.

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There were priests and monks.

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Monks lived in monasteries.

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Most people were very poor peasants.

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They lived in villages and worked on the land.

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In the Christian kingdoms, the kings and the rich nobles lived in castles.

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They had soldiers and servants.

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Pilgrimages were very popular in the Middle Ages.

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One of these was the St. James's tomb in Santiago de Compostela.

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This was the beginning of the Camino de Santiago.

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Many pilgrims, which are poor, went on the journey.

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Often, they carried a pilgrim's staff or stick and a shell that is still the symbol of the Camino de Santiago today.

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In Al-Andalus, there were Christians and Muslims.

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People built many mosques and beautiful palaces, such as the Alhambra in Granada.

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There were more towns and cities than in the Christian kingdoms.

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kingdoms. There were also more artisans and merchants.

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La Reconquista The Christian kingdoms slowly conquered Al-Andalus.

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This is called the Reconquista. In 1492 the Christians conquered Granada, the last Muslim

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kingdom. This was the end of the Reconquista. The Middle Ages ended then too.