Read Golden Age of the Moors pages 1-23. Write a one-two pages paper answering the following questions.
1. Who is Batrikus? Explain his contribution to history. How do Batrikus and the Africans that accompanied him change our perception of the African presence in Europe?
2. Who are the Moors of North Africa? Where does the name Moor derive from; i.e. what is the etymology?
3. What was the difference between the slave system of the Moors and Muslims and what we learned about European slavery in the Americas? Why do you think there was a difference?
4. What cultural and scientific impact did the Moors have on Europe?
5. What did you learn about the African and Islamic contribution in Europe that challenges
the traditional story of human civilization?