HISTORY
THE MUSLIM WORLD AND AFRICA
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Question
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chess
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football
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checkers
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baseball
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Detailed explanation-1: -Chess was one of the most popular pastimes in the medieval Islamic world, enjoyed by people from many different echelons of society.
Detailed explanation-2: -The first documented history of the game is from the 9th century when al-’Adli wrote what is considered to be the first book about this pastime, entitled, The Book of Chess. However, the greatest chess players in early Islam were Al-Suli and his pupil al-Lajlaj who were renowned in the Abbasid court of Baghdad.
Detailed explanation-3: -The first account of the game of chess in Western Europe dates back 1010 A.D. A Christian and a Muslim playing chess, late 1200s.
Detailed explanation-4: -This was during what the historians call the Islamic Golden Age which began around the time of the creation of chess. During this time the Islamic Empires stretched out into Africa, Asia, and Europe. This allowed for the game of chess to spread quickly in the three continents.