Arab spice traders established the Ketchchimalai (“catch-chi-mah-lie”) Mosque in this island’s settlement of Beruwala, where they first landed. For 10 points each:
[10m] Name this island, which was given the name “Serendib” by Arab traders. Adam’s Bridge connects this island to the mainland.
ANSWER: Sri Lanka [or Lanka; accept Ceylon; accept Ilaṅkai or Illangai]
[10h] Ibn Battuta’s account of his visit to this Sri Lankan kingdom claims that Alexander the Great visited the island and rode his horse to one of its summits. This Tamil kingdom was centered around a namesake peninsula on the northern coast of Sri Lanka.
ANSWER: Kingdom of Jaffna
[10e] Arabs in Sri Lanka also controlled the trade in this good. The growth of Persian Gulf cities like Zubarah was spurred by the harvesting of these precious objects from oysters.
ANSWER: pearls
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