Timelines

	... Al-Andalus gave birth to a flourishing and unique civilization, reaching a high level of development in the 11th and 12th centuries when [Christianity and Islam] became practically equal in their material development. Not only was the level of material culture the highest in western Europe up to that time, but it was, in general, accessible to most of the population.
	Juan Zozaya, "Material Culture in Medieval Spain"

The Rise and Fall of the Visigothic Kingdom (410 CE-716 CE) The Flowering of Al-Andalus (740 CE-918 CE) Caliphal Splendor at Ummayad Córdoba (912 CE-1023 CE) The Era of the Petty Kings (1031 CE-1086 CE) The Amazigh (Berber) Empires Unify Al-Andalus (1095 CE- 1212 CE) Christian States Begin the Reconquista (1215 CE-1347 CE) The Kingdom of Granada Flourishes (1332 CE-1455 CE) The Fall of Granada and Its Aftermath (1469 CE-1609 CE)

For several centuries, Christians, Muslims, and Jews lived together and prospered in southern Spain. During this enlightened period, individuals made lasting contributions to their culturally diverse civilization of multiple faiths.

However, gradually over the next three centuries, larger forces vying for power gave way to puritanical judgments, absolutism and religious extremism. Ultimately, these exclusive policies and the conflict they unleashed extinguished the shared learning that had flourished.