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Caliph Abd-al-Rahman's court was one of the most glorious in all _________ |
- A. Europe
- B. Asia
- C. Africa
- D. Australia
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2 |
Cordova acquired international fame and inspired awe and ________ in the hearts of travellers |
- A. abomination
- B. hatred
- C. irritation
- D. admiration
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3 |
The Abbasid Caliph in Baghdad appointed a governor of sapin to _______ his rule |
- A. Contact
- B. Accept
- C. Context
- D. Contest
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4 |
The Mosque of Cordova was ________ and enlarged by his successors |
- A. completed
- B. curtailed
- C. minimised
- D. shortened
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5 |
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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6 |
He did not assume the caliph's title but contented himself with the title ______ |
- A. Wazir
- B. Amir
- C. Kabir
- D. Jahangir
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7 |
Ubdul Rehman barely escaped <u>assassination </u>(political murder) in North Africa. |
- A. Injury
- B. Bodily harm
- C. Destruction
- D. Political murder
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8 |
It took him some years more to bring all of ______ to subjection |
- A. Spain
- B. Egypt
- C. Jerusalem
- D. Sind
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9 |
Cordova yielded in magnificence only to..................... and constantinople |
- A. London
- B. Paris
- C. Baghdad
- D. Berlin
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10 |
Sovereignty in the Moslem world, West or East was......... |
- A. Stable
- B. Unstable
- C. Permanent
- D. Perpetual
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