When we speak about followers of Islam we speak about
Berbers
Al-Andalus
Muslims
Arabs
Muhammad is what for Islam?
Son of God
Prophet
God
Archangel
The main cities in the Arabian Peninsula were
Uruk and Babylon
Damascus and Baghdad
Mecca and Medina
Athens and Sparta
Muhammad was born in
Mecca
Medina
Baghdad
Damascus
Arabic is
People
Language
Place
Book
The sacred book for the Muslims is
Bible
Torah
Koran
Batman
The Hegira happened in
570
622
630
632
Why is the Hegira important?
It marked the appearance of Archangel Gabriel to Muhammed
It was the date in which the Muslims conquered Mecca
It was the date in which the Muslims had to leave Arabia
It was the date in which the Muslims had to leave Mecca
Muhammed died in
656
What is the 'Umma'?
Community of believers
Inhabitants of Mecca
Inhabitants of Medina
Converted Muslims
Who was ruling the Islamic Empire when Charlemagne was crowned emperor?
Muhammed
Orthodox Caliphs
Umayyad Caliphs
Abbasid Caliphs
The Battle of Poitiers faced the Muslims against...
VIisgoths
Franks
Carolingians
Byzantines
The Umayyad Caliphate ended in
711
750
756
1252
The capital of the Caliphate during the Umayyad
Jerusalem
The Umayyad Caliphate ended because
the Mongols conquered the territories
The Battle of Poitiers
The empire was divided
The ruling family was killed
Not eating or drinking during a month in Islam is called
Give alms
Profess the faith
Pilgrimage
Fast in Ramadan
What Archangel appeared to Muhammed?
Raphael
Michael
Gabriel
Allah himself
The word 'Dihmmi' means
free people
converted Muslim
Aristocracy
People of the Book
The emir had
Religious power
Economic power
Political power
Cultural power
The emirs were part of what in the Umayyad Caliphate?
Central administration
Family of the Caliphs
Regional administration
Legal system
Al-Andalus did not reach
Outside of Andalucía
South-Western France
South-east of the Iberian Peninsula
Northern Castilla
The last Visigoth king was
Charles Martel
Charlemagne
Rodrigo
Almanzor
The Muslims entered in the Iberian Peninsula in the year...
709
724
732
The first period of Islamic domination in the Iberian Peninsula was...
Dependent Emirate
Independent Emirate
Caliphate of Córdoba
Taifa Kingdoms
The Dependent Emirate of Al-Andalus was part of what Caliphate?
Abbasid
Orthodox
Umayyad
The founder of the Independent Emirate of Al-Andalus was
Abd ar-Rahman I
Abd ar-Rahman II
Abd ar-Rahman III
Al-Mansur
The Independent Emirate of Al-Andalus was founded in the year
736
929
The founder of the Caliphate of Córdoba was
The Battle of Guadalete was fought between
Muslims and Visigoths
Byzantines and Muslims
Muslims and Franks
Almoravids and Christians
The year 929 marked the beginning of the
reign of Charlemagne
Battle of Poitiers
Independent Emirate of Córdoba
By 632, the Islamic Empire had conquered
The Arabian Peninsula
Syria, Persia, Palestine and Egypt
Iberian Peninsula, Maghreb and Indus Valley
Up to Poitiers
Muhammed conquered what place when?
622, Medina
630, Mecca
632, Medina
632, Mecca
What does the word 'Islam' mean?
Followers of Muslim
Followers of Muhammed
Submission to God
Sharia
Which of the following is NOT one of the five pillars of Islam?
Pilgrimage to Medina
Give alms to the needy
Pray five times a day
Declaration or profession of faith
Under what Caliphate was the maximum expansion of territories of the Islamic Empire?
Orthodox Caliphate
Umayyad Caliphate
Abbasid Caliphate
The prime minister of the Caliphs had the title of?
Emir
Vizier
Dihmmi
Caliph
Economically speaking, the Islamic Empire was relevant on
Irrigation in agriculture
Dry farming
Sword crafts
Discovering new territories
The currencies of the Islamic Caliphate were
Qadis and diwans
Dinar and dirham
Aureus and denarius
Rupees
The date in which we can place the end of the hegemony of Al-Andalus against the Christian kingdoms is
1031
In the year 1085 the Christians conquered
Granada
León
Toledo
Navas de Tolosa
The conquest of Toledo by Alfonso VI meant
the end of the Caliphate of Córdoba
the beginning of the Taifa kingdoms
the end of the Almoravids
the end of the Taifa kingdoms
Period between the Almoravids and Almohads
First Taifa kingdoms
Second Taifa kingdoms
Third Taifa kingdoms
Nasrid Kingdom of Granada
Battle in 1212
Battle of Covadonga
Battle of Guadalete
Battle of Navas de Tolosa
Among the parts of the Muslim cities we find the
Córdoba
Walled part of the Islamic city
Alcazaba
Souq
Almunia
Bath
The function of the souq (souk) was
political
religious
economic
cultural
Type of arch
Caliphal vault
Horseshoe arch
Mixed arch
Semi-circular arch
The Qibla of the mosque is
the tower
the covered room
the wall facing Mecca
the fountain for ablutions
Which of the following is the most sacred part of the mosque?
Maxura
Mirhab
Qibla
Minaret
Type of hold element
Muqarna vault
Segmented dome
Number 5
Haram
The Mosque of Córdoba was built during
the Dependent Emirate
the Independent Emirate
the Caliphate of Córdoba
the Taifa kingdoms
Most important example of Almohad architecture
Medina Azahara
Giralda
Alhambra
Aljafería
Most relevant work of the Nasrid Kingdom
Mosque of Córdoba
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