All MCQs

The Latinized form of Al-Khwarizmi's name influenced the word algorithm.
He also made major contributions to algebra.

Ibn Sina wrote The Canon of Medicine.
The work influenced medical education for centuries.

Suleiman I presided over major Ottoman expansion and legal reform.
He is also called Kanuni, the Lawgiver.

The Ottomans made Constantinople their imperial capital after 1453.
The city later became known internationally as Istanbul.

Ottoman Sultan Mehmed II captured Constantinople in 1453.
He became known as Mehmed the Conqueror.

Salahuddin defeated the Crusader army at Hattin.
The victory enabled the recovery of Jerusalem.

Salahuddin Ayyubi recaptured Jerusalem after the Battle of Hattin.
He became known for military skill and chivalry.

Tariq ibn Ziyad crossed into Iberia in 711 CE.
Gibraltar's name is linked to Jabal Tariq.

Abd al-Rahman I established an independent Umayyad emirate in Cordoba.
He survived the Abbasid overthrow of the Umayyads.

Cordoba became a leading political and intellectual center.
It was known for libraries, architecture, and scholarship.

Al-Andalus referred to Muslim-ruled territories in the Iberian Peninsula.
Its cities became important centers of culture and learning.

Al-Ma'mun patronized translation, science, and scholarship.
The House of Wisdom expanded during his reign.