Maimonides legendarily lived in a house in this country known as Dar al-Magana, or the “House of the Clock.” For 10 points each:
[10m] Name this modern-day country where the first mellah for Jewish communities was created under the Marinid dynasty.
ANSWER: Morocco [or Kingdom of Morocco; or al-Mamlakah al-Maghribiyah]
[10h] This dynasty’s power was effectively secured by a 1465 massacre of Jews in Fez sparked by Abd al-Haqq II’s appointment of a Jewish vizier. This dynasty succeeded the Marinids and preceded the Saadi in its control over Morocco.
ANSWER: Wattasid dynasty [or al-Waṭṭāsīyūn]
[10e] Under Muhammad ibn Yahya al-Sheikh, the Wattasid dynasty welcomed Jewish refugees following this event. Jews that lived in Morocco prior to this 1492 event, promulgated by the Alhambra decree, were known as Toshavim.
ANSWER: expulsion of Jews from Spain [accept expulsion of Jews by Catholic monarchs; prompt on expulsion of Jews by asking “from where?”; prompt on Reconquista]
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