Chess Video, Article, and Questions

​The Game of Chess

Video, Article, and Questions

Multiple Select

According to the video, "Over the 1,500 years of its existence, chess has been known as a military strategy tool, a metaphor for human affairs, and _________________."

• a measure of genius

• a demonstration of wealth

• a fear tactic

• a breach of privacy

Match

Match the following Chess pieces to the concepts they represent.

Represents home.

Represents religion.

Represents servants/ workers.

Represents soliders/ protectors.

• Represents home.

• Represents religion.

• Represents servants/ workers.

• Represents soliders/ protectors.

Drag and Drop

Malik gives Buran the Queen chess piece before she leaves. In chess, the Queen's job is to protect the King. This is fitting because Malik's name translates to ​

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in Arabic, and Buran was named after a famous ​

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.

Drag these tiles and drop them in the correct blank above

King

Queen

Knight

Bishop

Rook

Pawn

Multiple Select

We do not know when the book takes place because it is a folk tale; however, because they play chess, we know it must be after which century?

HINT: This is when the video says Chess made its way to the Arab world.

• 4th

• 5th

• 6th

• 7th

Multiple Select

Which region of the world developed the "modern" game of Chess/gave pieces "the names we know today"?

• China

• India

• Persia

• Europe

Categorize

Options (4)

Nasir

Islam

Gindar

Baghdad

Which characters fit in to the different chess pieces in the book so far?

Pawns

Castle/Rook

Bishop

Knight