Baghdad A multicultural City

By 900 CE, Baghdad was the largest city in the world with up to.

• 500,000 people

• 1 million people

• 10 million people

• 2 millionpeople

Which modern day country is Baghdad located in?

• Iran

• Iraq

• Syria

• Turkey

What was one of the reasons Baghdad became a multicultural city?

• Its location on trade routes

• Its large army

• Its deserts and mountains

• its isolation from other regions

Baghdad was the least important city of Abbasid Caliphate.

• True

• False

The House of Wisdom in Baghdad was primarily a:

• Market

• Library and center of learning

• Place for the Caliph

• Mosque

Baghdad attracted people from around the world because:

• It had the largest palace

• It was rich in natural resources

• It was a hub for scholars, artists, and traders

• It was located near mountains

Scholars, artists and historians worked and lived in Baghdad during its peak.

• True

• False