Landings and first conquests in Iberia: facts and a 5-question quiz
Play this quizFrom the first raid to the first cities: how Muslim armies entered Iberia. 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: early medieval. Region: Spain. 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)
- Gibraltar: Tariq ibn Ziyad led a mainly Berber army across the strait in 711 and defeated the Visigothic king Roderic.
- Toledo: Toledo had been the capital of a Muslim taifa kingdom before its fall in 1085.
- Tarifa: Tarif ibn Malik, a Berber commander under Musa ibn Nusayr, led a small raiding force across the strait in July 710, a year before Tariq's invasion.
- Almuñécar: After the Abbasids overthrew the Umayyads, the prince Abd al-Rahman escaped to North Africa and sailed to Iberia, landing at Almuñécar in 755.
- Mérida: Mérida was founded by the Romans as Augusta Emerita in 25 BCE.
Quick answers
What should I know about Gibraltar? Tariq ibn Ziyad led a mainly Berber army across the strait in 711 and defeated the Visigothic king Roderic.
What should I know about Toledo? Toledo had been the capital of a Muslim taifa kingdom before its fall in 1085.
What should I know about Tarifa? Tarif ibn Malik, a Berber commander under Musa ibn Nusayr, led a small raiding force across the strait in July 710, a year before Tariq's invasion.
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