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Andalus
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1
What is shown in the picture?
The Alhambra of Granada
The Mesquita of Córdoba
The Alcazar of Seville
The Gibralfaro of Malaga
2
Which Andalusian attempted flight in the ninth century CE?
Al-Zarqali
There was no attempt at flight
Ibn Aslam Al-Ghafiqi
Abbas ibn Firnas
3
Which scholar was not from Andalus?
Ibn Rushd
Ibn al-Haytham
Ibn Hazm
Ibn al-Baytar
4
Which statement is incorrect?
The Algarve region in southern Portugal got it's name from the Arabic "Al Gharb" (the west)
The Andalusian city of Malaga got it's name from the Arabic "Ma laqah" (what he met)
The highest mountain in the Iberian peninsula Mulhacén got it's name from the Arabic "Mawlay Al Hassan" (My lord Al Hassan - a Muslim ruler of Granada)
The river Guadalquivir in the south of Spain got it's name from the Arabic "Wadi Al Kabir" (the great river)
5
This Andalusian is considered by many historians to be the top surgeon of the Middle Ages and his book (pictured) was translated into Latin and used in European universities for several centuries. What was his name?
Abbas ibn Firnas
Ibn Tufail
Ibn Sina
Abu al-Qasim al-Zahrawi