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