Search results
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 origins, the Moors created the Islamic Andalusian civilization and subsequently settled as refugees in the Maghreb (in the region of North Africa) between the 11th and 17th centuries.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
The term Moor is an exonym first used by Christian Europeans to designate the Muslim populations of the Maghreb, al-Andalus ( Iberian Peninsula ), Sicily and Malta during the Middle Ages. [1] . Moors are not a single, distinct or self-defined people. [2] .
Dec 12, 2019 · The 19th-century African-American actor Ira Aldridge, depicted here in the title role, was the first black man to appear in a Shakespeare performance in Britain. If the term “Moor” seems ...
People also ask
Who is a Moor?
What do we know about the Moors?
What does Moor mean in English?
Who were the Moors in the Middle Ages?
Feb 1, 2021 · History of the Moors: Between Origins and Afrocentrist Myths. T. he Moors, originally a group of people native to the region of present-day Morocco, bordering the Numidians of the East and various Berber peoples, saw their name assigned to the rest of the Muslims of the Maghreb Al Aqsa (North-Western Africa) region as well as Andalusia.
- The 711 AD Moorish Invasion Was a Major Clash of Cultures. The threat faced by Christian Spain across the Strait of Gibraltar was vastly different from anything they had encountered before.
- The Lead Character of Shakespeare’s Othello Is a Moor. Shakespeare's Othello, also known as the Moor of Venice, centers around a noble Moorish General in the employ of the Venetian army.
- The Moors Introduced Numerous New Fruits and Vegetables to Europe. The Moors introduced a variety of fruits and vegetables that were previously unknown in both Spain and Europe, and thus deemed exotic novelties.
- The Arabic Numerals We Use Today Were Brought to Europe by the Moors. The classic numbers we all use and love today are of Arabic origin, introduced by the Moors upon their arrival into Spain.
The Moors were the medieval Muslim inhabitants of al-Andalus (the Iberian Peninsula including present day Spain and Portugal) as well as the Maghreb and western Africa, whose culture is often called Moorish. The word was also used more generally in Europe to refer to anyone of Arab or African descent, sometimes called Blackamoors.
Extensive moorland in the Desert of Wales. Moorland or moor is a type of habitat found in upland areas in temperate grasslands, savannas, and shrublands and montane grasslands and shrublands biomes, characterised by low-growing vegetation on acidic soils.
