Please find below external links to other resources, a large variety of maps of al-Andalus in multiple formats, and a short bibliography of additional readings. Please contact us to alert us to other resources we could add to the website or if you have any questions.
External Links
A historical overview of Muslim Spain from 711-1492 by the BBC , in several sections with additional resources https://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/religions/islam/history/spain_1.shtml
This is an inquiry activity within the C-3 Social Studies Framework concepts, for grade 6 http://www.c3teachers.org/inquiries/islamic-spain/
A free downloadable publication by the Metropolitan Museum of Art, NYC Al-Andalus: The Art of Islamic Spain https://www.metmuseum.org/art/metpublications/Al_Andalus_The_Art_of_Islamic_Spain
A bibliography of recent books on Islamic Spain, in multiple sections by historical period https://www.oxfordbibliographies.com/view/document/obo-9780195390155/obo-9780195390155-0054.xml
Public Broadcasting System trailer and photos from the film Cities of Light https://www.pbs.org/show/cities-light-rise-and-fall-islamic-spain/
Aramco World Magazine special issue on Art in al-Andalus https://archive.aramcoworld.com/issue/199205/the.art.of.islamic.spain.htm
Rutas del Legado Andalusi (Routes of al-Andalus), a site outlining and mapping cultural routes for travel through the Iberian Peninsula assembled by the The Andalusian Public Foundation “the Al-Andalus Heritage“ at https://www.andalucia.org/en/routes/types/cultural-routes/routes-of-the-heritage-of-al-andalus/
The Routes of al-Andalus digital document by UNESCO Digital Library, related to the project Routes of al-Andalus at https://unesdoc.unesco.org/ark:/48223/pf0000114426
When The Moors Ruled In Europe is a documentary film presented by the English historian Bettany Hughes. It is a two-part series on the contribution the Moors made to Europe during their 700-year reign in Spain and Portugal ending in the 15th century. It was filmed in the Spanish region of Andalusia, mostly in the cities of Granada, Cordoba and the Moroccan city of Fes. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yA6dm7CCSDA (full documentary)
Wide Format Maps of the Mediterranean
Narrow Format Maps of Spain
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