HISTORY
THE MUSLIM WORLD AND AFRICA
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Question
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They were able to contribute to the city’s cultural growth.
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They were required to convert to Islam.
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They were required to practice their religion in secret.
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They were allowed to export textiles and jewelry.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Arabs introduced the concept of the zero in Spain. They also brought the game of chess in the year 1000 (first played in the city of Córdoba), as well as Arabic numerals and algebra. Fun fact: Every student in Mexico had an algebra book with an Arab man on the cover-Al-Jwarizmi, the father of algebra.
Detailed explanation-2: -It is an irreplaceable testimony of the Caliphate of Cordoba and it is the most emblematic monument of Islamic religious architecture.
Detailed explanation-3: -Religious tolerance deteriorated under the Almoravids and the Almohads. Around the year 1000, Jews were being persecuted throughout al-Andalus, although the city of Toledo still remained fairly tolerant.
Detailed explanation-4: -The collapse of the caliphate shortly after attaining its military zenith was partly due to the weakening of Umayyad authority by al-Manṣūr’s dictatorship but mostly due to continuous hostilities between Arabs, Berbers, slave officials, Jews, native Spanish converts to Islam, and Arabized Christians (Mozarabs).