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THE IBERIAN PENINSULA FROM THE 8TH TO THE 11TH CENTURIES

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Period between 711 and 756

a)

Dependent Emirate

b)

Independent Emirate

c)

Caliphate

d)

Taifa kingdoms

2.

Period of greatest splendour for al-Andalus

a)

Dependent Emirate

b)

Independent Emirate

c)

Caliphate

d)

Taifa kingdoms

3.

Abderraman III

a)

Dependent Emirate

b)

Independent Emirate

c)

Caliphate

d)

Taifa kingdoms

4.

1031: the governors of the provinces declared their independence and the caliphate disintegrated

a)

Dependent Emirate

b)

Independent Emirate

c)

Caliphate

d)

Taifa kingdoms

5.

After the conquest, al-Andalus became an .......................

a)

Dependent Emirate

b)

Independent Emirate

c)

Caliphate

d)

Taifa kingdoms

6.

After Almanzor's death the caliphate found itself in crisis

a)

true

b)

false

7.

The society in al-Andalus was divided into two groups according to the religious

a)

true

b)

false

8.

The government of al-Andalus changed from being a Caliphate to being an Emirate.

a)

true

b)

false

9.

The Aristocracy in al-Andalus made up of the berbers of the North of Africa

a)

true

b)

false

10.

In 756 Abderraman I proclaimed himself independent emir.

a)

true

b)

false

11.

They didn`t practise islam and they lived in jewish quarter.

a)

Arab conquerors

b)

Muladies

c)

Mozarabes

d)

Jews

12.

They owned large portions of land and occupied the highest positions in the administration and the army

a)

Arab conquerors

b)

Muladies

c)

Mozarabes

d)

Jews

13.

In al-Andalus the economy wasn`t agrarian. They didn`t cultivate cereals.

a)

True

b)

False

14.

The Muslims introduced new ways of using water, with wells, irrigation chanels and water wheels.

a)

True

b)

False

15.

The slaves worked as servants in the mines and in the hardest tasks

a)

True

b)

False

16.

They were Christians who didn`t convert to Islam. They were craftsmen

a)

Jews

b)

Muladies

c)

Mozarabes

d)

Berbers