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What is the last city to be ruled by a Muslim king in Spain in 1492?
Seville
Toledo
Cordoba
Grenada
2
A Bedouin is...
A European tribe in existence at the collapse of the Roman Empire.
People really attached to their sleeping arrangements
A member of a desert-dwelling Arab ethnic, nomadic group
A group of people who often inhabitat the Mediterranean islands.
3
What is the date range for when Muslims have influence in Spain?
632 - 750 CE
756 - 1492 CE
500-1500 CE
711-1492 CE
4
Who is the founder of Islam?
George Fox
The Buddha
Jesus Christ
The Prophet Muhammed
5
Mecca is NOT...
The holiest city in Islam
The site where Muhammed makes his ascent to Heaven
The destination of the annual Haj
The birthplace of Muhammed
6
Who is this person?
Boabdul, the Last Islamic King of Al Andalus
The Prophet Mohammed
Ziryab, the influencer of the latest fashions and trends in Al Andalus
Abdul Rahman, the last Umayyad, first Islamic ruler in Al Andalus in 756
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Name this building in Cordoba.
La Mezquita
Madinat al Zahra
Al Medina
La Sinagoga
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What is the name of the Islamic sacred text?
The Old Testament
The Qur'an
The Torah
The Bhagavad Gita
9
The following thing did NOT make Cordoba ahead of its time under Abdul Rahman and his descendants.
Streetlights
Dozens of libraries.
Lots of public baths with warm running water
A weekly market for selling vegetables.
10
What European group conquered the Roman Empire in 410 CE?
The Celts
The Goths
The Francs
The Visigoths
11
A minaret is...
A minature Ret
A special clip for hair
A tall tower attached to a mosque from which the call to prayer is made
12
What is the name of the first family to form a caliphate? Where is their hometown?
The Abbasids, Baghdad
The Umayyad, Damascus
The Shia, Tehran
The Sunni, Mecca
13
The FIRST Muslims invade Spain in what year? What do we call this group of invaders?
711, The Berbers
410, The Romans
756, The Umayyad
1492, Abbasids
14
What is a Morisco and when were 500,000 kicked out of Spain?
A Muslim who converts to Judaism, 1492
A Jew who converted to Islam, 1492
A Muslim who converted to Christianity to stay safe in Spain, 1609
A Jew who converted to Christianity to stay safe in Spain, 15552
15
What is the name of the second family to form an Islamic caliphate? Hint: they massacre all but one of the first family.
The Shia
The Sunni
The Umayyads
The Abbasids
16
What does Al Andalus mean in Arabic?
The Land of the Visigoths
The Land of Green Hills
The Land of Various Delights
The Land of the Vandals
17
Who is the last Islamic king to rule a part of Spain?
Abdul Rahman III
Boabdul
Ziryab
Ferdinand
18
A Heretic is...
A conformist.
A person who with a nervous condition.
A person who hold different views on what is sacred
19
Define caliph.
the Islamic holy book
a regional Muslim ruler
a person who writes and keeps records
a group of traders that travel together
20
The Spanish Inquisition was...
a group of Muslims that invaded Spain.
a ship captained by King Ferdinand.
The violent Christian effort to find & punish nonChristians and heretics.
an obsession of a 1980s British comedy troupe
21
An oasis is...
A gas station on both sides of the highway
A fertile area in a desert w/water, supporting vegetation and settlement.
An illusion seen in the desert
22
A nomad is...
Someone who is never angry.
A person who changes jobs every year.
A person who moves from place to place w/o a permanant home
A kind of person with a settled existence
23
In what year does the founder of Islam die?
632
711
1492
756
24
King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella did all of the following EXCEPT
United Christian Spain in 1463
Kicked out or forced conversions for all Muslims and Jews by 1492
Funded Christopher Columbus's journey to find a quick sea route to Asia.
Made it illegal to eat pork
25
Eventually, the group that defeated Roman Empire winds up in this area of Europe practicing this religion.
Spain, Islam
Spain, Judaism
Spain, Christianity
Northern Europe, Christianity
26
What is the name of this palace and garden compound in Cordoba?
Madinat al Zahra
La Sinagoga
La Mezquita
Al Madinah
27
When the Prophet Muhammed dies in 632, what is the problem Islam wrestles with? This is STILL a source of conflict.
How often should Muslims pray.
Who should lead Islam.
When Muslims should fast.
Where the Kaaba is located.
28
What do we call the period of history in Europe from the collapse of the Roman Empire until roughly 1500?
The Age of Enlightenment
The Dark Ages
The Industrial Age
The Bronze Age
29
What is the reconquista?
The effort by Christian leaders to drive the Muslims out of Spain
The effort by Muslim leaders to drive Christians out of Spain
The effort by Catholic leaders to drive the Buddhist out of America
The Spanish effort to drive Christians and Muslims out of Spain
30
The Renaissance does NOT...
Take place starting around 1300.
Mean rebirth.
Refer to a cultural interest in Japanese art and history.
Lead to the growth development of European knowledge.
31
A caravan is...
A movement to end the discrimintaion against nomads.
A group of people traveling together for safety, usually with pack animals
A famous jazz song
A kind of station wagon
32
What is the name of the 8 mile wide body of water that separates Spain and Morocco?
The Strait of Gibraltar
The Red Sea
The Mediterranean
The Bering Strait
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What is the name of this building in Grenada, Spain?
La Sinogoga
La Mezquita
Madinat al Zahra
Alhambra
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A muezzin is...
A person who calls the Muslims to prayer from the minaret of a mosque
A special treat eaten at Ramadan
A device used to keep dogs from biting.
