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Muhammad al-Idrisi was born in Morocco (Ceuta) and spent a long time living in Palermo, Sicily. How did he end up there?
He was on his way to Hajj (pelgrimage) but was shipwrecked near Palermo
He was the military commander who started the Muslim opening of Sicily
He was a cartographer who was invited by the Christian king of Sicily to make a map of the world
He was a trader who imported the famous Sicilian silk to Morocco and Muslim Spain
2
What was the Muslim "nickname" for Palermo?
Al Madina (the city)
Al Boustan (the garden)
Al Jabal (the mountain)
As Souq (the market)
3
What was the reaction of the Norman rulers to the Islamic culture they found when they conquered Sicily in the 11th century CE?
They tried to destroy it
They suppressed it
They supported it
They ignored it
4
Who was Asad ibn al-Furat?
A Muslim religious scholar who was appointed as commander of the army that would start the Muslim opening of Sicily
A Muslim religious scholar who was born and raised in Sicily but was forced to flee after the Norman conquest
A Muslim cartographer from Palermo
A Muslim Sicilian who introduced many irrigation techniques into Sicily
5
Which Sicilian word is NOT originaly from Arabic?
Cirasa (cherry)
Mischinu (poor guy)
Gebbia (cistern, well)
Catusu (pipe)
