Al-Andalus in Spain

What was the name of the Visigothic king who died in 710?

• King Witiza

• King Alaric

• King Euric

• King Theodoric

What was the name of the Umayyad prince who fled Damascus and made Al-Andalus an independent caliphate?

• Abd al-Rahman I

• Musa ibn Nusayr

• Tariq ibn Ziyad

• Al-Hakam I

What is a caliphate?

• A type of fortress

• A religious state led by a caliph

• A tribe of warriors

• A military strategy

What was the capital of Al-Andalus?

• Seville

• Granada

• Cordoba

• Toledo

What year did the Arabs invade?

• 711

• 718

• 680

• 800

Who is Gibraltar named after?

• King Roderic

• Musa ibn Nusayr

• Tariq ibn Ziyad

• Abd al-Rahman I

What was the name of the caliphate that invaded Spain?

• Abbasid Caliphate

• Umayyad Caliphate

• Fatimid Caliphate

• Ottoman Caliphate

By what year was Arab control of Spain completed?

• 718

• 800

• 711

• 929

What was the name of the palace found in Granada?

• Alhambra

• Alcázar

• Mezquita

• Palacio Real

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What was the name of the process of native Christians taking back the peninsula?

• The Crusades

• The Reconquista

• The Jihad

• The Inquisition

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