Moors

The terms Moors has reffered to several different groups of Muslims, primarly those in North Africe and the Iberian Peninsula. The area was long under Muslim control being known as the kingdon of Al Andalus and Cordoba which rose during the time of the Umayyad caliphate. The Moors are not self-defined but were rather given the name by Europeans. The term was at first only applied to the Berbers in Northern Africa but was later applied to Muslim Iberians and Arabs as well.

Created by: Ian Worthington