HIST 307 Lecture 26: Hist 307 Lecture 26
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Defined by the region that is today known as the iberian peninsula (spain and. One thing that this entails is that geographically it changes over time. It is not always at the same place. The name al- andalus refers to the region of. Andalusia, the last region that was under muslim control. Roman empire fell barbarians from modern day germany conquered this area, they known were the vandals. After this the visigoths come in and clash with the muslims when they come into al- andalus. Muslims were ruling the realm of al- andalus the majority of the population was considered to be christian, the muslims however were dominate in political views and social standing. Christian or jewish and were considered to be the lowest class within al- . Before the arabs come into the picture, the people were speaking versions of spanish dialects.