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Reconquista: History and Facts Reconquista: History and Facts What was the Reconquista? The Christian Kingdoms and the Muslim Moors engaged in a protracted conflict and battle for control of the Iberian Peninsula, which came to be known as the Reconquista. It spanned from 718 until 1492, a significant period of …

The Crusades: History and Facts The European Christians fought a series of wars known as the Crusades in an effort to wrest back control of Jerusalem and the Holy Land from the Muslims during the Middle Ages.   The Crusades: History and Facts Why did they want to control Jerusalem? …