Golden Age of Islamic Civilization

Which was the first capital city of the Abbasid Caliphate.

• i. Baghdad

• ii. Mecca

• iii. Damascus

• iv. None of these

Which of the following is correct about the Baghdad?

• i. The first part of the city was the round city, also known as “City of Peace”

• ii. The round city had a double wall, so it was well protected from attack.

• iii. It had four gates to allow easy access for trade and travellers that allowed access to the two main rivers, the Euphrates and the Tigris.

• iv. All of the above

Cordoba was ____________________.

• i. a large city in Spain

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• ii. located in North Africa

• iii. the capital of the Abbasids

• iv. the grand Mosque.

The paper making technology spread across from which country.

• i. South Sudan

• ii. Kazakhstan

• iii. India

• iv. None of these

When did the Abbasid Dynasty start?

• i. 749 CE

• ii. 786 CE

• iii. the 14th century CE

• iv. 1050 CE

Who wrote the book ‘Canon of Medicine’?

• i. Almami

• ii. Ibn Sina

• iii. Ibn Battuta

• iv. Ibn Manda