- 1. What year did the Battle of Guadalete take place, marking the Moorish conquest of Visigothic Spain?
A) 732
B) 711
C) 793
D) 769
- 2. Which Islamic general led the Moorish army in the conquest of Visigothic Spain?
A) Tariq ibn Ziyad
B) Khalid ibn al-Walid
C) Saladin
D) Al-Mansur
- 3. What was the capital of Visigothic Spain before it fell to the Moors?
A) Seville
B) Granada
C) Cordoba
D) Toledo
- 4. What important battle in 718 marked the beginning of the Christian Reconquista against the Moors?
A) Battle of Covadonga
B) Battle of Guadalete
C) Battle of Las Navas de Tolosa
D) Battle of Poitiers
- 5. Who is considered the last Moorish ruler of Granada before the Reconquista was completed in 1492?
A) Abd al-Rahman
B) Boabdil
C) Almanzor
D) Tariq ibn Ziyad
- 6. Which Spanish monarchs sponsored Christopher Columbus' voyage to the Americas in 1492?
A) Ferdinand and Isabella
B) Alfonso X
C) Charles V
D) Philip II
- 7. What was the name of the last Moorish stronghold on the Iberian Peninsula, conquered by the Catholic Monarchs in 1492?
A) Granada
B) Seville
C) Cordoba
D) Toledo
- 8. What was the name of the 1212 battle where the Christian forces decisively defeated the Almohads?
A) Battle of Poitiers
B) Battle of Covadonga
C) Battle of Guadalete
D) Battle of Las Navas de Tolosa
- 9. What was the name of the fortified Moorish palace complex in Granada, symbolizing the last Moorish kingdom in Spain?
A) Alhambra
B) Alcazar
C) Mezquita
D) Medina Azahara
- 10. Who was the famous Spanish hero of the Reconquista known as 'El Cid'?
A) Jaime I of Aragon
B) Alfonso X
C) Rodrigo Díaz de Vivar
D) Sancho II of Portugal
- 11. During which century did the Moors establish their rule in the Iberian Peninsula?
A) 15th century
B) 12th century
C) 18th century
D) 8th century
- 12. Who was the Visigothic king before Roderic, known for uniting various factions within the kingdom?
A) Agila I
B) Egica
C) Chindaswinth
D) Witiza
- 13. Which group did the Moors defeat to take control of Visigothic Spain?
A) Romans
B) Visigoths
C) Celts
D) Franks
- 14. What city did the Moors establish as the capital of their territory in Spain?
A) Cordoba
B) Paris
C) Rome
D) Constantinople
- 15. What was the religion of the Moors who invaded Spain?
A) Christianity
B) Islam
C) Hinduism
D) Buddhism
- 16. During the Moorish rule in Spain, what was the language commonly spoken?
A) Greek
B) Hebrew
C) Latin
D) Arabic
- 17. What event marked the end of the Moorish rule in Spain?
A) Great Schism
B) Hundred Years' War
C) Black Death
D) Reconquista
- 18. What year did Granada fall to the Catholic Monarchs?
A) 1492
B) 1066
C) 711
D) 1215
- 19. Which famous explorer received sponsorship from the Catholic Monarchs after the fall of Granada?
A) Vasco da Gama
B) Christopher Columbus
C) Marco Polo
D) Amerigo Vespucci
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