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During their almost eight hundred year reign in the territories of modern day Spain and Portugal, the Moors wielded a profound influence on the culture and people of the Iberian Peninsula and far beyond. The Moors’ pervasive influence on the language, customs, ideals, politics, culture, and economics have also been passed along and integrated into the Latin American culture, assimilated and transferred by the arrival of the Spanish Conquistadors who colonized the “New World”. The assortment of Moorish contributions to culture of Latin America and society began when the Muslims embarked on their religious crusade and descended into western European. ... During this time, while the rest of northern Europe was entering into the period of the so-called Dark Ages, Moorish scientists and scholars of the Iberian universities were making significant advances in math, science and humanities, making significant achievements in the Western World.
The Moorish success during the Golden Age of Islam gave way to a wide range of contributions made by the Moors, which are still seen today in various capacities throughout Spain and in Latin America, even including the language. ... On a more basic level, many of the terminologies and names of Spain’s “comida tipica” reflect the Moorish influence as well. The word aceite, for example, is a generic term used in Latin America for vegetable oil. ... Now, this term has been used generically throughout Latin America to mean any type of vegetable or cooking oil. ... The Moors introduced many crops from exotic and far off places, which later would play a significant role in the Latin America economy. ... Our book points out that this custom and way of thought has been pervasive in today’s Latin American culture as well. ... This paired with the hedonistic Roman approach is said to have been the founding roots of that we now refer to as the machismo complex, a widely held belief that Latin American men perceive themselves to be (founded or not) superior to women and pursue women ostentatiously, whether they’re married or not.
Approximate Word count = 1457
Approximate Pages = 5.8
(250 words per page double spaced)
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