The Moors
Published on Nov 18, 2015
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Who were the Moors?
The Moors were a group of people who ruled Spain for 800 years than went to England and other various parts of the world.
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Do the Moors still exist today?
Yes there are still a small population of Moorish people living among us throughout the world.
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What did they do that affects us today?
The Moorish people introduced paper and many different crops to England's people, which the whole world still uses today.
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What crops did they grow?
Fruits: Oranges, Lemon, Peaches, Apricots, Fig, Sugar cane, Dates, Pomegranates
Others: Ginger, Saffron, Silk, Rice
Which remain some of Spain's main products today
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What else do they do?
The Moors brought the compass from China to Europe. They also introduced the Arabic Numerals which replaced the Roman System.
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They Moorish people introduced a new scientific technique to England, it was called the AstroLabe, device for measuring the position of stars and planet. Which has resulted progress in astronomy.
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What is an Astrolabe?
An Astrolabe is a astronomical computer for solving problems relating to the time and position of the sun and the stars in the sky.
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Fun facts!!
• They were streaking thieves
•They were Muslims
•They dress up in fancy costumes and preform their traditional dance (as demonstrated here)
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