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Andalus
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1
What is shown in the picture?
The Gibralfaro of Malaga
The Alcazar of Seville
The Mesquita of Córdoba
The Alhambra of Granada
2
Which Andalusian attempted flight in the ninth century CE?
Abbas ibn Firnas
There was no attempt at flight
Ibn Aslam Al-Ghafiqi
Al-Zarqali
3
Which statement is incorrect?
The Andalusian city of Malaga got it's name from the Arabic "Ma laqah" (what he met)
The Algarve region in southern Portugal got it's name from the Arabic "Al Gharb" (the west)
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)
4
Which scholar was not from Andalus?
Ibn al-Baytar
Ibn al-Haytham
Ibn Rushd
Ibn Hazm
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?
Ibn Sina
Ibn Tufail
Abu al-Qasim al-Zahrawi
Abbas ibn Firnas
