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1 Islamic Spain was a multi-cultural mix of the people of the three great ........................... religions: Muslims, Christians and Jews. They all believed in single god.
2 The expansion of Islam is divided into three stages called the orthodox ....., the Umayyad ...... and the Abbasid .......
3 Inscriptions with verses of the Koran used as artistic motifs.
4 The most renowned building of the Nasrid period is the ........................... Palace in Granada.
5 Fortresses built by the Muslims.
6 Muslims must fast during the month of ............................ They cannot eat or drink anything after the sun rises until it sets.
7 Islam originated on the ........................... Peninsula, a land which is mostly a huge desert.
8 The caliphate during which the Muslim empire reached its maximum expansion.
9 In Islamic society the ........................... was the highest religious and political authority. He was considered to be the shadow of God on Earth.
10 Part of the city located within the walls.
11 Prime Minister who helped and advised the caliph
12 Part of the city located within the walls.
13 Christians and Jews lived under restrictions and they didn't have the same ........................... as Muslims.
14 In 711, an Army of Arabs and Berbers crossed the Mediterranean Sea from North África and defeated the Visigoths in the ........................... of Guadalete.
15 The main building where the communal prayer took place on Fridays at noon.
16 Muhammed's teachings were written down in the ..........................., the Muslims' sacred book.
17 The city where the Kaaba or house of worship is located.
18 Name given to the governor who controlled the different provinces the empire was organised into. He was also known as wali.
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