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Amazigh Language and Culture (Berbers and Moors)
The Amazigh are the indigenous people of North Africa, who have long been known by the exonyms Moor and Berber and have a number of distinct languages. They have historically been divided between those who remained in the mountains and opposed the various civilizations of North Africa (the Carthaginians, Romans, Arabs, etc.) and those who integrated into those societies, who became part and parcel of the Arab Islamic Empires in North Africa and Spain.
437 Questions
Who were pastoral people in North Africa who were conquered and converted to Islam by the Arabs?
The Amazigh people, often improperly called "Berbers" or "Moors" were the indigenous North African population who were conquered by the Arab Muslim armies and converted to Islam.
How do you use the moor morel in patapon?
In making new Patapons, it counts the same as Mystery Meat, but costs less KaChing to make. That's why it's so much more rare than Mystery Meat.
Who wrote novels about the English moors?
Hound of the Baskerville's by Arthur Conan Doyle, Ivan Van Sertima, David Mac Ritchie, J.A. Rogers, Sheik N. Pleasant Bey to name a few.
What were the benefits of religious tolerance to the society of Moorish Spain?
The question makes an equivocation commonly made in analyzing Islamic Spain. While the Amazigh (derisively called Moors and occasionally called Berbers) were the majorities in political power in Islamic Spain, the particular regime of Umayyad Spain, which was the one that fostered this religious tolerance, was an Arab-Muslim-led regime. When the Amazigh actually did come to power in Spain in the Almoravid and Almohad Empires, they were notoriously intolerant of other religions, with the Almohads even persecuting Muslims who were not as fundamentalist as they were.
If we are talking about Islamic Spain under the Umayyads, a number of benefits accrued to this regime and its subjects because of the policy of religious tolerance.
1) Accumulation of Knowledge: Because people of all different faiths from various places were coming together without fear of subjugation, this provided a confluence of knowledge unlike most other places. It allowed for Jewish, Christian, Islamic, and Pagan (from some Saqaliba) influences to come together and criticize each others views.
2) Cultural Flowering: Artistic styles spread between different religious groups. Jews and Muslims copied each others' poetic styles. Jews, Christians, and Muslims improved their skills as apologists. Physical arts, crafts, and handiwork of each group were valued and mimicked by the others through the prism of their own faith. Not only that, Muslims would carve doors for churches and Christians would help construct mosques, all to the specifications of the recipient, but using the stylistic elements of their own traditions.
3) Assertions of Identity: With a semblance of religious toleration, the various religious groups were able to assert their own unique beliefs without fear of oppression or intimidation. It is no accident that many of Judaism's clearest statements of belief prior to the modern era come out of Islamic Spain since they were able to more forthrightly argue their positions. Mozarabic Christians were often better educated than Spaniards in the northern Christian Kingdoms, allowing the Mozarabic Christians to come to the north and enrich the local Christian culture.
4) Unique Courts and Authorities: Under Islamic Law, each religious group had its own courts for domestic and familial issues. This allowed each religious group to self-organize under laws that they would approve of.
What did the Moors contribute most as they controlled Spain?
The Moors brought philosophy, science, mathematics, enlightenment, and tolerance.
Did moors bring camels to Spain?
Yes, but not enough for them to become commonplace. Camels were quite useless in Spain as there are few deserts. Horses are much more efficient.
How did the moors excavate the materials to build the city of Alhambra Spain?
They built quarries in the mountains on the northern edge of what is now Granada Province and Málaga Province, known as the Sierra Nevada.
Where the moors originated from?
The Moors were medieval Muslims who took up residence on the Iberian peninsula. They included Arabs, Berbers, and Africans.
What relation were the Moors and Jews in 1492 Spain?
The relationship between Moors and Jews in Spain 1492 is that both groups were persecuted by the Spanish Christians. During the Spanish Inquisition, the ruling classes and the Church seized upon the concept of "purity of blood" and used this concept to persecute Moors and Jews who had not converted to Christianity. During this time most Jews and Moors were stripped of their possessions and expelled from Spain.
What did the moors learn about medicine that we still think is important?
The Moors learned about cleanliness,diagnosis, and uses the effects of drugs
What religion are the Berber people?
Berbers of Canary Islands are Christians & Berbers of Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia and Libya are Muslims.
What where Berber religious practices prior to the arrival of the Arabs?
Before the arrival of the Arabs, Berber religious practices were largely animistic and polytheistic, involving worship of nature, ancestors, and spirits. They also had a complex system of rituals and ceremonies to appease these deities and seek their favor. The Berbers believed in an afterlife and the existence of supernatural beings that influenced their daily lives.
What happened after the battle of marston moor?
the royalists lost all control over the north of england
