UNIT 5. INTERLUDE: MUSLIM SPAIN AND ITS INSTITUTIONS

In which date did the Berber and Arab start the invasion of Spain?

• 711

• 709

• 724

• 714

Al-Andalus was a complete break with the Visigothic past:

• True

• False

Which was the first Arab dynasty to rule in Al-Andalus?

• Qaysi

• Abbasids

• Umayyads

• Yamani

Which was the name of the Visgothic defeated king?

• Roderic

• Musa

• Wasa

• Theodomir

Which was the first capital established by Muslims?

• Toledo

• Granada

• Sevilla

• Cordoba

Which was the Muslims’ political centre of gravity?

• The Ebro valley

• The Guadalquivir valley

• The Tajo valley

• The Guadiana valley

In which year was the independent emirate of Cordoba established?

• 756

• 711

• 912

• 846

Which caliph did end with the period of civil war (fitna) in Al-Andalus?

• Abd al-Rahman

• Muhammad

• Musa

• Abd al-Rahman III

The Caliphate of Cordoba was the strongest state in Spain since the Romans and one of the two most effective in Europe at that time -along with Byzantium-:

• True

• False

Which was the name of the new court and administrative centre of the Caliphate of Cordoba?

• Cordoba

• Sevilla

• Madinat al-Zahra

• Toledo