According to the Ministry of Culture, which city of al-Andalus became an important cultural and scientific centre in the ninth century?
Sources: 1 link, read on 22 October 2026.
Ministerio de Cultura: El legado andalusí, read on 22 October 2026.
Answer: Córdoba. The Ministry of Culture notes that in the ninth century it became an important cultural and scientific centre, and that the proclamation of the caliphate in 929 boosted that rise.
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Task 4 · Culture and history Related to question 4030 of the manual
The question in Spanish
Según el Ministerio de Cultura, ¿qué ciudad andalusí se convirtió en el siglo IX en un importante centro cultural y científico?
The options
- ACórdobaCorrect
- BBurgos
- CSantander
What the source says
«En el siglo IX, Córdoba se convirtió en un importante centro cultural y científico gracias a los hombres procedentes de Oriente.»
Source: Ministerio de Cultura: El legado andalusí, read on 22 October 2026. The quotation is in Spanish, as the source prints it; the English wording of the answer is ours.
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