Starter quiz
- Write the missing word. A ______ is an Islamic state, especially one ruled by a single religious and political leader.
- 'caliphate' ✓
- Which of the following groups ruled over a caliphate in the 11th century?
- Abbasids ✓
- Byzantines
- Greeks
- Romans
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- Which statement is most accurate about Cordoba's participation in the slave trade?
- Cordoba traded and owned enslaved people. ✓
- Cordoba traded enslaved people but did not own them.
- Cordoba owned enslaved people but did not trade them.
- Cordoba outlawed owning and trading enslaved people.
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- Which area did not have any Muslim rulers in the 11th century?
- Central Asia
- Middle East
- North Africa
- South America ✓
- Western Europe
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- Which statement about the books held in Cordoba's royal library is accurate?
- The books were only focused on Islam.
- The books were translated into many languages. ✓
- There were not many books held in the library.
- The books were rarely used by scholars.
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- Identify the accurate difference between Cordoba and Baghdad.
- Cordoba was a Muslim city, whereas Baghdad was Christian.
- Cordoba was not involved in a lot of trade, but Baghdad was.
- Cordoba was influenced strongly by Mediterranean cultures, unlike Baghdad. ✓
- Cordoba attracted scholars from many areas, whereas few studied in Baghdad.
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Exit quiz
- Match-up each keyword with its correct defintion.
- caliph⇔a political and religious leader of Muslim communities ✓
- emir⇔a type of leader in some Muslim countries ✓
- province⇔area of a state which is not the capital city ✓
- Write the missing word. Sicily is located in the ______ Sea.
- 'Mediterranean' ✓
- Which statement about the markets in 11th century Sicily is most accurate?
- Sicily's markets were the most expensive in the Mediterranean.
- Sicily's markets were the least expensive in the Mediterranean.
- Sicily's markets had a range of goods from across the Mediterranean. ✓
- Sicily's markets only sold goods produced in Sicily.
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- Which group had conquered Sicily by 1091?
- Abbasids
- Normans ✓
- Seljuk Turks
- Vikings
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- Identify the accurate similarity between 11th century Baghdad and Sicily.
- They were home to the world's largest universities.
- They were led by emirs who lived there.
- They suffered invasions from outside groups. ✓
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- Identify the accurate difference between 11th century Baghdad and Sicily.
- both were the capital of a caliphate ✓
- both had a large population of Jews and Christians as well as Muslims
- both traded with North Africa and Europe
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Key learning points
- Sicily had become a Muslim province in the 9th century.
- Mediterranean trade was most important for Sicily.
- Sicily was conquered by the Normans during the 11th century.
- There were profound differences between Sicily, Cordoba and Baghdad.
Common misconception
As a Muslim island, there was little diversity in 11th century Sicily.
Sicily was amongst the most diverse places in Eurasia during the 11th century with a population of Muslims, Christians and Jews.
Keywords
Province - a province is an area of a state which is not the capital city and may be considered less important
Emir - an emir is a type of leader in some Muslim countries
Diverse - a place is diverse if it includes many different types of people
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