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Islamic Prime 2 Trivia Quiz

This quiz is about people and civilizations that were in the Islamic World's "Golden Age".

A multiple-choice quiz by SalamKhan. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
SalamKhan

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
310,648

Updated
Jul 23 22

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
410

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Question 1 of 10

1. What was Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan famous for? Hint

Construction of the "Dome of the Rock" and expansion of the Abbasid Caliphate

Construction of the "Dome of the Rock" and expansion of the Umayyad Caliphate

Conquest of the Umayyads

Construction of the "Dome of the Rock"

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Question 2 of 10

2. Who was the founder of the Abbasid Caliphate? Hint

Al-Fatiqy ibn-Bashid

Al-Mansur

Al-Harun Basshad

Yazid al-Basdif

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Question 3 of 10

3. Who was the Abbasid Caliph that ruled though most of its golden age? Hint

Harun-ad Bishd

Al-Hem Bushdr

Ibn-Rushd

H�r�n al-Rash�d

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Question 4 of 10

4. Which one of these is an actual African Caliphate? Hint

Fatimids

Abbasids

Sassanids

Bashads

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Question 5 of 10

5. Which Caliphate would be considered to be in Neo-Persia? Hint

Sassanids

Fatimids

Safavids

Ottomans

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Question 6 of 10

6. Which Caliphate was in India? Hint

Sassanid

Turkish

Safavid

Mughal

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Question 7 of 10

7. Which Islamic Empire was formed in Anatolia? Hint

Seljuk Turks

Ottomans

Byzantium

Mameluke

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Question 8 of 10

8. In which two places did the Umayyad Caliphate settle at?

Hint

Cordoba and Iran

Cordoba and Granada

Cordoba and Syria

Cordoba and Iraq

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Question 9 of 10

9. What did Mehmed II do in 1453? Hint

Conquered Bursa

Conquered Jerusalem

Conquered Constantinople

Conquered Nicomedia (Nicaea)

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Question 10 of 10

10. What Caliphate(s) did Salah-al-Din (Saladin) actually rule?

Hint

Saracens

Ayyubids and Saracens

Ayyubids and Fatimids

Ayyubids and Sassanids

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What was Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan famous for?

Answer: Construction of the "Dome of the Rock" and expansion of the Umayyad Caliphate

The constrution of the Dome of the Rock was a great feat for Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan because it showed that he had the power and money to make such a wonderful building in only four years.

2. Who was the founder of the Abbasid Caliphate?

Answer: Al-Mansur

Al-Mansur was a conning, brutal, and devious man but also extremely smart. He single handedly conspired against the Umayyad court and led the massacre of them, took control of the empire and renamed it Abbasid meaning "Wise and Strong".

3. Who was the Abbasid Caliph that ruled though most of its golden age?

Answer: H�r�n al-Rash�d

Under H�r�n al-Rash�d culture, maths, science, scholarship the arts (including poetry and music), and much else else flourished in the Muslim World. The "Thousand and One Nights" were largely written at his court.

4. Which one of these is an actual African Caliphate?

Answer: Fatimids

The Fatimids were the first North African Caliphate and the only one that is an actual African Caliphate on that list. The become extremely important because of their great craftsmanship and their great trading skills.

5. Which Caliphate would be considered to be in Neo-Persia?

Answer: Sassanids

The Sassanids were just a synonym for Neo-Persia and were a continuation of the second Persian Empire. They conquered more land and led Persia into its fourth Golden Age.

6. Which Caliphate was in India?

Answer: Mughal

The first and only Caliphate in India, the Delhi Caliphate or Mughals was in northern India and controlled much of India for an extremely long time.

7. Which Islamic Empire was formed in Anatolia?

Answer: Ottomans

The Ottomans, founded by Osman in 1216, became one of the greatest empires the world has ever seen. Anatolia and Asia Minor are the same thing and correspond to the Asian part of modern Turkey.

8. In which two places did the Umayyad Caliphate settle at?

Answer: Cordoba and Syria

The first capital of the Umayyads was Damascus and was where their Caliphate was founded. Then later on after the Umayyad family were all killed except one of the members, who proceded to make a new Caliphate in Cordoba, Spain, called al-Andalus.

9. What did Mehmed II do in 1453?

Answer: Conquered Constantinople

Mehmed II conquered Constantinople, destroyed the remnants of the the Byzantine Empire, expanded the Ottoman Empire, and converted most of Anatolia to Islam. Then he conquered much of south-east Europe.

10. What Caliphate(s) did Salah-al-Din (Saladin) actually rule?

Answer: Ayyubids and Saracens

Salah-al-Din was originally the Caliph of the Ayyuads and he was proclaimed this after he defeated Nar al-Din and united much of the Middle East. He becomes known as a Saracen while on the Jihad against the Christian West. THe is what the Crusaders called the Muslim soldiers at the time.

Source: Author SalamKhan

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