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These early Andalusian societies played a vital role in the region’s transition from prehistory to protohistory. With the Roman conquest, Andalusia became fully integrated into the Roman world as the prosperous province of Baetica, which contributed emperors like Trajan and Hadrian to the Roman Empire. During this time, Andalusia was a key ...
The Andalusians have a rich traditional culture which includes Flamenco style of music and dance developed in Andalusia and the Americas in the 19th and 20th centuries. Another example of traditional culture is the Holy Week ("Semana Santa"), shared with other Hispanic countries in America or the Philippines (see Holy Week in Spain , Holy Week ...
It can thus be concluded that the invading Arabs brought some level of culture to the peninsula, but the high culture that was achieved during the golden age of al-Andalus was the result of the combination and growth of the multiple cultures present in the geographic area.
Image of a Jewish cantor reading the Passover story in al-Andalus, from a 14th-century Spanish Haggadah. Jews constituted more than five per cent of the population. [120] Al-Andalus was a key centre of Jewish life during the early Middle Ages, produced important scholars and was one of the most stable and wealthy Jewish communities.
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View history; Tools. Tools. move to ... Download as PDF; Printable version; ... Appearance. move to sidebar hide. Conquest of Andalusia may refer to: Fath Al-Andalus ...
Download as PDF; Printable version; In other projects Wikimedia Commons; ... Pages in category "History of Andalusia" The following 44 pages are in this category, out ...
Abdellah Hilaat's World Literature Encyclopedia divides the history of al-Andalus into two periods: the period of expansion, starting with the conquest of Hispania up to the first Taifa period, and the period of recession in which al-Andalus was ruled by two major African empires: the Almoravid and the Almohad.