Question # 1

Cordova took its place as the most ___________ city in Europe

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cultured

spacious

populated

filthy

Two yeas before his death in 788 Abd al Rahman founded the great ........... of cordova.

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Church

Mosque

Palace

Tomb

The accession of the Abbasids was signalizedby their action against the Umayyads.

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Made prominent

Made important

Made meaningful

Made effective

To his villa he brought water and introduced _________ plants such as peaches and pemegranates

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exorcist

erratic

systematic

exotic

His maternal uncles were Berbers from the district of North.

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Carolina

Africa

Europe

Australia

With his realm consolidate,Ubdul Rehman turned to the arts of peace.

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Controlled

Strengthened

Established

Made more flexible.

The Abbasids got engaged in the ruthless extermination of the Umayyads.

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Killing

Removal

Dismissed

Turning out

Al-Hakam was a lover of _________

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horses

buildings

books

mosques

Spanish gardens have preserved to this day a _________ character

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Moorish

British

French

Dutch

He erected for himself a palace and garden outside __________ in imitation of the palace built in Syria

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Cordova

Gharnata

Alhambra

Ceuta

In ______, he discontinued the Friday sermon, hitherto delivered in the name of the Abbasid Caliph

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773

873

973

1073

His brother heeded the ______ shouted from the bank that he would be unharmed if he returned

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Admonishes

Threats

Reassurances

Warnings

Al-Hakam was generousto scholars .

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Charitable or open handed

Liberal

Democratic

Friendly

All this when in Christian …. only the rudiments of learning were known.

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Asia

Africa

America

Europe

Thanks to Allah for having placed the................. between us

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Rock

Wall

Sea

Frorest

He was in a Bedouin camp on the left bank of the........... River one day.

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Euphrates

Indus

Tigris

Nile

Ubdul Rehman I built an aqueduct for the supply of pure water to the capital.

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A stream

Water-conveying channel

Water tank

Small dam

In the south of Spain , were stationed....................troops who accepted him as leader.

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Abbasid

Syrian

Persian

Turks

The Umayyad dynasty in Damascus was overthrown by the ______ family

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Mamluk

Mughal

Saljoq

Abbasid

With his ______ year old brother, Abd-al-Rahman dashed into the river

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Nine

Eleven

Seven

Thirteen

The fame of the Moslem capital penetrated distinct Germany where a Saxon nun styled it the .................... of the world.

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Pearl

Stone

Jewel

Ruby

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