Reccared I

High school (ages 12+)
History & Culture

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Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. When was Reccared I born?Circa 559
2. When did Reccared I die?December 601
3. What is the reign?586–601
4. What is the territorial extent?Hispania and Septimania
5. Who was Reccared I?Reccared I was a king of the Visigoths who ruled the lands of Hispania and Septimania from 586 until his death in 601.
6. What did Reccared I decide to change about his beliefs?He changed from Arianism, which said Jesus was lesser than God the Father, to Nicene Christianity, the faith of most Romans in his kingdom.

Arianism: A Christological doctrine asserting that Jesus Christ is the Son of God, created by God the Father, and subordinate to Him.
Nicene Christianity: The orthodox Christian doctrine, established by the First Council of Nicaea (325 AD), affirming the co-equality and co-eternity of the Son with the Father.
Third Council of Toledo: An ecclesiastical council held in 589 AD where King Reccared I officially converted the Visigothic kingdom to Nicene Christianity.
Hispania: The Roman name for the Iberian Peninsula, encompassing modern Spain and Portugal.