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Andalus
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1
Which Andalusian attempted flight in the ninth century CE?
Ibn Aslam Al-Ghafiqi
Abbas ibn Firnas
Al-Zarqali
There was no attempt at flight
2
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
Abu al-Qasim al-Zahrawi
Abbas ibn Firnas
Ibn Tufail
3
What is shown in the picture?
The Alcazar of Seville
The Mesquita of Córdoba
The Alhambra of Granada
The Gibralfaro of Malaga
4
Which scholar was not from Andalus?
Ibn al-Baytar
Ibn al-Haytham
Ibn Rushd
Ibn Hazm
5
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 river Guadalquivir in the south of Spain got it's name from the Arabic "Wadi Al Kabir" (the great river)
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)
