Golden Age Of The Muslims

What is Jizya?

• A special tax places on Arabs

• A special tax places on Non-Arabs

• A mosque in Mecca

• The first mosque to be built

Who united Arabia under the religion of Islam?

• Hazrat Abu Bakr

• Al Mansur

• Hazrat Muhammad (PBUH)

• Abd al-Rahman

What family first came to power over the Islamic Empire after the first four caliphs?

• Abbasids

• Fatimids

• Seljuk Turks

• Umayyads

Which group was responsible for the end of the Umayyad Empire?

• Abbasids

• Byzantines

• Fatimids

• Seljuk Turks

The religious and political leader of the Islamic empire was called a(n) ...?

• khalifa

• prophet

• imam

• emir

Bait-ul-Hikmah was set up in

• Baghdad

• Damascus

• Cordoba

• Mecca

_____________ was the third caliphate to succeed the Prophet Muhammad(SAW).

• Umayyad

• Abbasid

Which of the following was NOT a reason for the end of the Umayyad caliphate?

• They conquered more territory than they could control.

• Their conquests, along with the economy, slowed.

• Their lifestyles were too elaborate.

The Dome of the Rock was built by

• Tariq bin Ziyad

• Abdul Malik Ibn Marwan

• Hajjaj bin Yusuf

The Abbasids overthrew the Umayyad dynasty in

• 748 CE

• 749 CE

• 750 CE