Deep Dive: Mongol attack on Baghdad

Which Islamic Empire was in power when the Mongols came to conquer Baghdad?

• Abbasid Caliphate

• Umayyad Caliphate

• Rashidun Caliphate

• Muhammad

What would the Mongols do before they attacked a civilization?

• Offer the opportunity to surrender

• Sound the battle cry

• Destroy neighboring villages

• Spy on their enemy to learn about them

Which grandson of Genghis Khan led the attacks on the Islamic Empires?

• Hulagu Khan
• Jeb Khan

• Ogedei Khan
• Kublai Khan

What did the Mongols do with Baghdad once they captured the city?

• They burned it to the ground

• They established their own capital there

• They preserved it for their own people to live

Why did Caliph Al-Musta’sim challenge the Mongols to attack?

• He thought other Islamic civilizations would come help them

• He thought that the Abbasid Caliphate had better weapons than they did

• He thought the Mongols had way fewer soldiers than they did

True or false: The Mongols allowed the House of Wisdom to survive

• True

• False