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Christianity and Medieval Europe

Question 6 • Social Studies 8 - LIU Summer

Why did Christians launch the Reconquista?

Answer
A
They wanted to conquer independent Portugal.
B
They wanted to challenge the authority of church leaders.
C
They wanted to regain control of the Iberian Peninsula.
D
They wanted to fight alongside Muslims to defeat a common enemy.

Explanation

The Reconquista was the centuries-long effort by Christian kingdoms to take back lands in the Iberian Peninsula that had come under Muslim rule. Thus, Christians launched it to regain control of the Iberian Peninsula, not to conquer Portugal or ally with Muslims.

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