Tell us 5 new techniques and scientific and technical instruments introduced by the Arabs
Chess. Larger ships with lateen sails and new rudders. Belladona (anaesthesia). Compass. Handcart. Glazed pottery. Surgery. Dissection of corpses. Paper...
Muslims from the Arabian peninsula began a process of expansion that created a great empire in the 8th century. True or false?
false
Definition of almotacén.
Person who controlled the souk and city trade
Artificial water reservoir for irrigation:
water tank.
The conquest of Constantinople, the Byzantine capital, by the Turks is considered...
the end of the Middle Ages.
During the Abbasid period, some provinces, such as Al-Andalus, Egypt and Morocco,...
separated themselves from the central political power in Baghdad.
Al-Andalus conquered all the territories on the peninsula occupied by Christians. True or false?
false
Definition of cora .
Province
The Umayyad dynasty from Syria seized power in...
seized power in 661 and made Damascus the capital.
Hispano-Visigoths who remained faithful to the Christian faith in the territory of Al-Andalus:
mozarabs .
Leader of the Muslim army troops that occupied the south of the Iberian Peninsula:
Tariq .
Definition of vali
Governor of a province
They paid more taxes and had limited rights:
Non-Muslims .
Machine that is operated by animal power and is made up of a drum that passes the movement of the animal and a chain with clay pots that raise water from a well to the surface:
noria
Visigoth noble, son of King Witiza, who believed in a hereditary monarchy:
Achila .
Definition of cadí.
Responsible for administering justice
The first four caliphs, who were chosen from the prophet's family members, ruled between...
632 and 661.
Tell us 5 new crops introduced by the Arabs
chard, garlic, apricot, cotton, rice, saffron, eggplant, pumpkin, sugar cane, onion, asparagus, espinach, pomegranate, fig, green bearn, lemon, melon, quince...
Tell us 5 different parts of an Andalusí city:
1 synagogue 2 juderia 3 alcázar 4 medina 5 alcazaba 6 mosque 7 souk 8 main mosque 9 madrasa 10 public baths 11 corn exchange 12 silk exchange 13Mozarab quarter
They constituted the majority of the Muslim population:
Muladis .
Definition of vizier
Minister
Definition of qaid
General
The territory of the Iberian Peninsula occupied by the Muslims was called Al-Andalus. True or false?
true
Definition of caliph .
Held absolute power: supreme judge, the highest religious authority and general of the army
In 1453, the Islamic Empire was taken over by the...
Turks.
They were a minority who monopolised government positions, privileges and land: .
Arabs
The Muslim community who believed that the caliph must be a direct descendant of Muhammad were the...
Shia
Definition of zakat
Tax on agricultural production
They had arrived with the conquering army or migrated from North Africa. Many were livestock farmers and lived a humble existence: .
Berbers
Channel that carries water from the river to the fields, making use of the uneven ground:
irrigation ditch.
They practiced the Christian religion and lived mostly in cities: .
Mozarabs
The Visigoths ruled the Iberian Peninsula until 711. True or false?
true
Muslims conquered the Iberian peninsula in 711 and remained there until 1492. True or false?
true
They ranged from aristocrats to common people: .
Muslims
The Abbasid dynasty defeated...
the Umayyads and moved the capital to Baghdad in 750.
They worked in artisanship, trade, medicine or science: .
Jews
Hispano-Visigoth converts to Islam:
muladi .
The Muslim community who thought that the caliph should be chosen from the most devout believers (based on the Quran and the texts of the Prophet) were the...
Sunnis.
Visigoth noble who believed in an elective monarch:
Roderic .
Definition of diwan
Government
Definition of hachib
Prime minister
Tell us 5 things found in an alquería in Al-Andalus:
1 palm trees 2 watchtower 3 ditches 4 noria 5 mill 6 water tank 7 water wheel 8 oven 9 orchard 10 vegetable gardens 11 main house 12 crops
A hole in the ground to capture groundwater:
well
Irrigation system that uses a large hydraulic drive to extract water from rivers and is driven by the flow of the river itself:
water wheel.