1. Elicit how the Abbasids were instrumental in leading the Muslims during the golden age of Islam
2. What was the most important factor in the long term establishment of a Muslim Spain?
3. Write a short paragraph highlighting the importance of the city of Cordoba.
Spain's proximity to North Africa and its small land border with the Kingdom of Morocco (and Spanish colonial rule in North Africa, which lasted from 1912 to 1975) made the Muslim presence in Spain possible.
