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  • Why the city is called Constantinople?
    Constantinople by the Romans (after Emperor Constantine the Great),
  • Why was Constantinople important to both Muslims and Europeans?
    Connects both Asia & Europe, Trade, Exchange of culture, skills, knowledge & etc.
  • What does the word naranja or naranj mean in English?
    Orange
  • In the Andalusian period, Arabic became the language of...
    the government, court, culture, poetry, learning and literature
  • Who defeated Umayyads armies at the Battle of Tours?
    Charles Martel, a Frankish prince
  • What was the name of the school in Spain that became the centre of translation and learning
    The Toledo School
  • Define the territory of the modern-day Iberian Peninsula
    Spain and Portugal
  • Define the word "Encounter"
    An experience and exchange between people, groups, or things.
  • Which civilizations neighbored the early Muslim Empire?
    Sasanian and Byzantine Empire
  • Scholars in Muslim lands created new fields of study such as…
    Algebra, chemistry, optics, medicine, and astronomy.
  • Name two positive encounters of Muslims and Europeans?
    Trade & Learning
  • What kinds of connection would the bridges and trading ships in Constantinople helped to establish?
    Conduct trade and enter into cultural exchanges
  • Scholars in Muslim lands studied the translations and...
    added new knowledge
  • When did Muslims first encounter Europeans?
    Hazrat Umar's time, Egypt & Syria, Charles Martel, Frankish prince, defeated Umayyads
  • Why did European scholars find works from Muslim regions of interest to them?
    These regions were centers of knowledge, especially during the Middle Ages, when Muslim scholars preserved and expanded upon ancient Greek, Roman, and Persian t
  • The scholars of the School of Toledo translated the books of .... Muslim scholars
    Ibn Sina, al-Haytham, al-Farabi, al-Khwarizmi and many others.