9 thoughts on “ The Moors ”

1. Dec 12,  · By then, the idea of Moors had spread across Western Europe. “Moor” came to mean anyone who was Muslim or had dark skin; occasionally, Europeans would distinguish between “blackamoors” and “white.

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2. Moor, in English usage, a Moroccan or, formerly, a member of the Muslim population of al-Andalus, now Spain and Portugal. Of mixed Arab, Spanish, and Amazigh (Berber) origins, the Moors created the Arab Andalusian civilization and subsequently settled as refugees in the Maghreb (in the region of North Africa) between the 11th and 17th centuries.

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3. Jul 24,  · The Moor. The Moors controlled various European countries including Spain (Which they controlled for years,) All the Eurocentric historians become silent when Europeans of today put on blackface to represent how the Moors looked. They do this yearly in their festivals across Europe, celebrating Moorish history on that continent.

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4. The Moors, who ruled Spain for years, introduced new scientific techniques to Europe, such as an astrolabe, a device for measuring the position of the stars and planets. Scientific progress in Astronomy, Chemistry, Physics, Mathematics, Geography and Philosophy flourished in Moorish Spain.

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5. The ancient Romans thoroughly documented the lives of indigenous Africans to whom they commonly referred as the Moors. By the 4th century AD, the Roman army heavily recruited Moors for their exceptional skill in battle.

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6. Oct 07,  · As early as the Middle Ages, “Moors were commonly viewed as being mostly black or very swarthy, and hence the word is often used for negro,” according to .

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9. The Moors is a residential community conveniently located just minutes from the , I, I, and the Turnpike at NW 66th Ct in Miami. With a wide variety of apartments, condominiums, townhouses, and single family homes, The Moors has something for everyone.

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