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al-Andalus

Total questions: 26

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What name received the Iberian Peninsula under the Muslim rule?

a)

Western Emirate

b)

Andalusian Peoples

c)

al-i-dihn Tam-al-Tariq

d)

al-Andalus

2.

When did the battle of Guadalete happen?

a)

1492

b)

732

c)

711

d)

714

3.

The conquest of Hispania took ... years, from 711 to ... .

a)

3...714

b)

4...715

c)

5...716

d)

6...717

4.

Who was the last Visigoth king?

a)

Roderico

b)

Muza

c)

Justinian

d)

Charlemagne

5.

In 732, Muslims were defeated at the battle of...

a)

Poitiers

b)

Covadonga

c)

Guadalete

d)

Fez

6.

In 722, Muslims were defeated at the battle of...

a)

Poitiers

b)

Covadonga

c)

Mosul

d)

Pueyo

7.

The Independen Emirate lasted from ... to ... .

a)

756...929

b)

756...1031

c)

929...1086

d)

714...1492

8.

The first independent Emir was...

a)

Abd-el-Azziz

b)

Abd-al-Rahman III

c)

Abd-al-Rahman I

d)

Ali

9.

The only survivor of the Umayyad family was... .

a)

Abd-al-Rahman I

b)

Abd-al-Rahman III

c)

Umayyin Siriac

d)

Tafir

10.

The capital city of the Caliphate of Cordoba was ... .

a)

Cordoba

b)

Granada

c)

Sevilla

d)

Tanger

11.

What happened in 929?

a)

Overexploitation of gold mines

b)

Discovery of the Americas

c)

al-Andalus turned into a Caliphate

d)

Mongols conquered Baghdad

12.

Name of the small Muslim kingdoms in which al-Andalus was divided after 1031.

a)

Taifa

b)

Paria

c)

Hijab

d)

Muladi

13.

The Dependent Emirate (711-756) depended politically from...

a)

Damascus

b)

Baghdad

c)

Medina

d)

Rome

14.

Types of Taifas:

a)

Arabic, Berber and Slavic

b)

Arabic, Berber and Muladi

c)

Berber, Arabic and Dhimmi

d)

Andalusian, Romanesque and Frankish

15.

Orthodox Muslim branches that conquered al-Andalus during the 11th & 12th Centuries.

a)

Berbers

b)

Maurabetins and Nasrid

c)

Fatmids

d)

Almoravids and Almohads

16.

Who was Tariq?

a)

A Frank conqueror

b)

A Visigoth conqueror

c)

A Roman emperor

d)

A Muslim conqueror

17.

Name of the Andalusian masses

a)

Amma

b)

Jassa

c)

Jisya

d)

Kah'sa

18.

The battle of Las Navas de Tolosa took place during the year ... .

a)

1212

b)

1213

c)

1214

d)

1238

19.

Who was Almanzor?

a)

A caliph

b)

A military leader who looted Barcelona and Santiago

c)

The "Prince of the Faithful"

d)

A Christian Jew who conquered Cordoba just with a spoon

20.

Which of the following was NOT a Muslim official

a)

Hajib

b)

Vizier

c)

Qadi

d)

Wali

e)

Qura

21.

Name of the Muslim council

a)

Maswar

b)

Menoswar

c)

Manowar

d)

Miniwar

22.

Christians were beaten by the Almoravids in the battle of ... in 1086.

a)

Covadonga

b)

Poitiers

c)

Cerro Picudo

d)

Sagrajas

23.

Name of the Andalusian aristocracy

a)

Amma

b)

Jassa

c)

Kisha

d)

Maam

24.

Christians in al-Andalus

a)

Mozarabs

b)

Muladis

c)

Spaniards

d)

Qamis

25.

Muslim university

a)

Majassa

b)

Khartama

c)

Babuine

d)

Madrasa

26.

Which was the name of the last Muslim kingdom in the Iberian Peninsula?

a)

Western Andalusian Emirate

b)

Caliphate of Tudmir

c)

Nasrid Kingdom of Granada

d)

Independent Berberian Tribes