HISTORY
HISTORY OF THE MIDDLE EAST
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Question
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What was unique about Cordoba, Spain?
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It was a cultural blending of Jewish, Christian, and Islamic traditions
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It was the original location of the crusades
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It was the city that sponsored Christopher Columbus
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It was the only Caliphate in the Islamic World
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Under Umayyad rule, Córdoba was enlarged and filled with palaces and mosques. The city’s woven silks and elaborate brocades, leatherwork, and jewelry were prized throughout Europe and the East, and its copyists rivaled Christian monks in the production of religious works.
Detailed explanation-2: -Built over several hundred years, starting with the reign of Abd al-Rahman I in the late 8th century, the Córdoba mosque served as a religious, political, and educational center as the city rose to prominence in the 10th and early 11th centuries.
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