Roman & Visigothic History
What natural barrier separated the Roman Empire from the land of the Goths?
(Answer: What is the Danube River?)
Who led the initial Muslim army into Spain?
(Answer: Who is Tariq ibn Ziyad?)
Which two non-Muslim communities were allowed to live and thrive under Muslim rule in Spain?
(Answer: Who are Christians and Jews?)
The Spanish word “hasta” comes from which Arabic word?
(Answer: What is “hatta”?)
Name one major crop the Muslims introduced to Spain.
(Answer: What is rice / oranges / sugarcane / etc.?)
In what year did 50,000 Goths appear at the Roman border?
(Answer: What is 376 CE?)
How many soldiers did Tariq ibn Ziyad bring with him?
(Answer: What is 7,000?)
What tax did non-Muslims pay under Muslim rule?
(Answer: What is Jizya?)
Which Arabic phrase is thought to have evolved into “ojalá”?
(Answer: What is “insha’ Allah”?)
What type of oil became a staple in Spanish cooking due to Muslim innovation?
(Answer: What is olive oil?)
Which two countries did the Visigoths rule for nearly 300 years?
(Answer: What are Spain and Portugal?)
What is the name of the location where Tariq ibn Ziyad landed?
(Answer: What is Gibraltar?)
What did Muslims pay instead of Jizya?
(Answer: What is Zakat?)
Approximately what percentage of Spanish words are derived from Arabic?
(Answer: What is 8%?)
What agricultural revolution name is given to the changes Muslims brought to Spain?
(Answer: What is the Islamic Agricultural Revolution?)
Who was the Christian chief that reached out to the Muslims for help against the Visigoths?
(Answer: Who is Julian of Quetta?)
Within how many years did Muslims bring most of the peninsula under their rule?
(Answer: What is 9 years?)
What were Arabized Christians in Al-Andalus called?
(Answer: Who are the Mozarabs or Mustaʿribīn?)
What does “Guadalajara” mean in Arabic?
(Answer: What is “Valley of Stones”?)
What method of food preparation—still common in Spain—was taught by Muslims?
(Answer: What is coating fish or meat in flour and frying it?)
What name was given to the Muslim-ruled region of the Iberian Peninsula?
(Answer: What is Al-Andalus?)
What was the name of the strait Tariq crossed, also known as the “Gates of Hercules”?
(Answer: What is the Strait of Gibraltar?)
Which famous Jewish scholar lived in Muslim Spain?
(Answer: Who is Maimonides?)
What is one theory behind the origin of the Spanish word “olé”?
(Answer: What is that it comes from “Allah” or “Walla”?)
Which Muslim irrigation technology helped farming flourish in Spain?
(Answer: What is underground canals or water mills?)