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Vocab/Test Questions
Test Questions
100
seventh century caliph who imposed a common language and currency
Who is Abd al-Malik
100
opposing group
What is faction
100
Muslim Spain
What is al-Andalus
100
A contribution of Muslim scholars of the Abbasid period was...
What is Arabic numbering system
200
system of government in which a network of departments and agengies carries out the administrative work.
What is bureaucracy
200
capital of the Abbasid Empire
What is Baghdad
200
capital of al-Andalus
What is Cordoba
200
How did the ability to make paper affect the Muslim empire?
What is books allowed peopl to pagain and pass on knowledge
300
southwestern tip of Europe; present location of Spain and Portugal
What is Iberian Peninsula
300
period in which a country or culture is at its peak
What is golden age
300
a soilder paid to fight
What is a mercenary
300
Why might the fatimids believe they should be caliphs?
What is they were direct descendants of Muhammad
400
fighting force maintained even in times of peace
What is standing army
400
art of fine handwriting
What is caligraphy
400
What parts of the world did the Umayyad empire in clude by the 700s
What is parts of Asia, Africa, Europe
400
What contributed to the decline of al-Andalus?
What is Muslim factions fought for control
500
master of the poetic form called quatrain, popular in Persia.
Who is Omar Khayyam
500
eighth emir of al-Andalus and first caliph of Cordoba
Who is Abd al-Rahman III
500
Why was human form not used in Muslim art
What is distracted people from their faith.
500
Why did so many scholars come to the city of Cordoba?
It was a major cultural center, with many libraries
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