What effect did the Muslim conquest have on Spain? (1 point) Muslim armies left Spanish land and crops in ruins. Muslim culture influenced Spanish languages and architecture. Spanish Christians fled to France and Portugal. Spaniards who refused to convert to Islam were killed.
The answer I'd go for is the third one - Muslim culture influenced Spanish languages and architecture. When your land is ruled by a different people for nearly a thousand years, there are bound to be a lot of things that filter into the local culture. The other answers didn't make much sense. The Muslims didn't ruin the land or crops when they invaded because they would need those resources. Christians did flee, but many also remained behind and they weren't all killed in the conquest. Certain restrictions were placed on how they lived, such as being taxed as non-believers under the Umayyads, but there was no wholesale slaughter.
The correct answer is: Muslim culture influenced Spanish languages and architecture.
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