SPAIN AL ANDALUS

1. Who defeated the Visigoths in the Battle of Guadalete?

• A. The Muslims

• B. The Christians

• C. The Taifas

• D. The Caliphate of Damascus

2. What did the Muslims call the territory they conquered in the Iberian Peninsula?

• A. Al-Andalus

• B. Cordoba

• C. Taifas

• D. Granada

3. Who controlled the Emir of Cordoba?

• A. The Taifas

• B. The Christians

• C. The Caliphate of Damascus

• D. The Caliphate of Cordoba

4. When was the Caliphate of Cordoba established?

• A. In the 8th century

• B. In the 9th century

• C. In the 10th century

• D. In the 11th century

5. What happened to the Caliphate of Cordoba?

• A. It was conquered by the Christians.

• B. It was divided into small kingdoms.

• C. It was ruled by the Taifas.

• D. It was controlled by the Caliphate of Damascus.

6. What were the small kingdoms that emerged after the fall of the Caliphate of Cordoba called?

• A. The Taifas

• B. The Christians

• C. The Muslims

• D. The Emirs

7. How did the Christian kingdoms of the north take advantage of the divisions between the Taifas?

• A. They formed alliances with the Taifas.

• B. They conquered the lands from the Muslims.

• C. They helped the Muslims fight the Taifas.

• D. They declared war on the Taifas.