Algeria's Islamic heritage: ports, capitals and a famous retreat: facts and a 5-question quiz
Play this quizPorts, capitals and a famous retreat: five places in Algeria's Islamic history. This is a map-tap quiz with 5 questions, each worth more points as the questions get harder.
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What this quiz covers
Era: medieval. Region: Algeria. The 5 questions are about the following, with a short fact for each. Read them first if you want a head start, or skip to the quiz and read afterwards.
Facts behind the questions (spoilers)
- Béjaïa: Fibonacci (Leonardo of Pisa) studied with a Muslim teacher in Bugia, where his father worked as a customs official.
- Algiers: Aruj and Hayreddin Barbarossa took Algiers and placed it under Ottoman protection around 1516–1529.
- Tlemcen: Tlemcen was a major city of the western Maghreb and a centre of art and learning under the Zayyanids from the 13th century.
- Oran: Oran (Wahran) was founded in about 902 or 903 by Andalusian sailors and merchants.
- Qal'at Ibn Salama: After years in government service, Ibn Khaldun retired to the fortress of Qal'at Ibn Salama, near Frenda in what is now Algeria, and wrote the Muqaddimah, the introduction to his universal history, between 1375 and 1379.
Quick answers
What should I know about Béjaïa? Fibonacci (Leonardo of Pisa) studied with a Muslim teacher in Bugia, where his father worked as a customs official.
What should I know about Algiers? Aruj and Hayreddin Barbarossa took Algiers and placed it under Ottoman protection around 1516–1529.
What should I know about Tlemcen? Tlemcen was a major city of the western Maghreb and a centre of art and learning under the Zayyanids from the 13th century.
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