| 1 |
He was a grandson of the................... caliph of Damascus. |
- A. Fifth
- B. Seventh
- C. Tenth
- D. Ninth
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| 2 |
It was In ______ that the Umayyad dynasty in Damascus was overthrown |
- A. 850
- B. 950
- C. 650
- D. 750
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| 3 |
Besides the great mosque the capital could already boast a bridge over the river _________ |
- A. Danube
- B. Rhine
- C. Guadalquivir
- D. Thames
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| 4 |
He did not assume the caliph's title but contented himself with the title. |
- A. Wazir
- B. Kabir
- C. Amir
- D. Jahangir
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| 5 |
The third Abd-al-Rahman was a ___________ man when he took office |
- A. old
- B. invalid
- C. infant
- D. young
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| 6 |
Two years before his death in 788 Abd-al-Rahman founded the great __________ of Cordova |
- A. church
- B. mosque
- C. tomb
- D. palace
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| 7 |
The raising of silkworms <u>thrived</u> in Muslim Spain. |
- A. Grew quickly
- B. Progressed
- C. Bacame profitable
- D. Expanded
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| 8 |
His brother heeded the ______ shouted from the bank that he would be unharmed if he returned |
- A. Admonishes
- B. Threats
- C. Reassurances
- D. Warnings
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| 9 |
To his villa he brought water and introduced _________ plants such as peaches and pemegranates |
- A. exorcist
- B. erratic
- C. systematic
- D. exotic
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| 10 |
In 750 the Ummayyed <u>dynasty</u> was overthrown by the Abbasid family. |
- A. Set or rules
- B. Family lines of rules
- C. Set of kings
- D. Series of kings
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