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Maghreb
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1
Where did the Italian mathematician Fibonacci learn the (western) Arabic numerals that most of the world uses today?
In Palermo (Sicily) since it had once been ruled by Muslims.
In Béjaïa (Algeria)
In Tunis (Tunisia)
In Marrakesh (Morocco)
2
Which historic minaret is not in North Africa?
The middle one as it is the remaining minaret of the great mosque of Seville (Spain)
The left one as it is a minaret of the great mosque of Damascus (Syria)
The left one as it is the minaret of the Kaylan mosque in Bukhara (Uzbekistan)
The right one as it a minaret of the Sultan Ahmed mosque in Istanbul (Turkey)
3
Which historic mosque in the Maghreb is pictured?
Az-Zaytuna in Tunis (Tunisia)
The Great Mosque of Kairouan (Tunisia)
Al-Qarawiyyin of Fez (Morocco)
Great Mosque of Algiers (Algeria)
4
It is regarded as the oldest continuously operating institution of higher learning in the world. What is its name?
Az-Zaytuna in Tunis (Tunisia)
Al-Qarawiyyin of Fez (Morocco)
The Great Mosque of Algiers (Algeria)
The Kutubiyya Mosque of Marrakesh (Morocco)
5
Which scholar was not from the Maghreb?
Al-Idrisi
Ibn Battuta
Al-Khwarizmi
Ibn Khaldun
