Question

the islamic empires also spread through north africa and later conquered spain. the meeting of arab and african peoples resulted in swahili, which is both a language and a culture. the language itself is based in african bantu, but it incorporates a lot of arabic terms, probably because the swahili people were muslims and read the quran. in spain and other parts of europe, muslims were called moors. the muslims in spain ruled a strong state that, some say, far exceeded the rest of europe when it came to education, technological advances and philosophies. christians and jews were free to practice their respective religions, as long as they paid a special tax called jizya. the moors were centered in southern spain in andalusia. their rule came to an end in 1492 when christian leaders took control of granada. which of the following statements is true of the moors rule of spain? a the moors made many notable technological and education advances. b the moors forced christians and jews and to convert to islam c the moors made swahili the national language. d the moors rule ended when in 1792 when christian leaders gained control.

Explanation:

• Option A: The text states that the Muslims (Moors) in Spain ruled a state that "far exceeded the rest of Europe when it came to education, technological advances and philosophies". This implies that the Moors made notable technological and education advances.
• Option B: The text says "Christians and Jews were free to practice their respective religions, as long as they paid a special tax called Jizya", so they were not forced to convert.
• Option C: Swahili is mentioned as a language and culture that resulted from the meeting of Arab and African peoples, not related to Spain's national language under Moors.
• Option D: The text clearly states "Their rule came to an end in 1492 when Christian leaders took control of Granada", not 1792.

Answer:

A. The Moors made many notable technological and education advances.