What was the hajj and what was its historical significance?
Why was the Arab Empire a center of trade?
What made Baghdad the “greatest city of its time”?
What role did competition play amongst Baghdad scholars?
What differed between Muslim and Christian scholars of the era?
What were some of the academic achievements of these scholars in science and mathematics? Explain.
What were some achievements made by Islamic scholars in medicine? Explain.
What were some of the SOCIAL effects of the adaptation of paper?
Describe Cordoba and its significance in the 9th and 10th centuries.
Describe the architecture and significance Mezquita of the Cathedral/Great Mosque of Cordoba.
Describe the lifestyle of those who resided in the Alhambra.
From what you have read and seen, describe the difference between the Muslim world and Christian Europe.