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Umayyads Caliphate

Total questions: 13

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Non-Muslims had to pay a tax or __________________ to be protected by the government.

a)

fight in wars

b)

convert to Islam

c)

become a slave

2.

The Umayyad Caliphate lasted from

a)

1258-1515CE

b)

500-751CE

c)

661-750CE

d)

1515-1917CE

3.

The capital of Syria was also the capital to the Umayyad Caliphate. Name the capital city.

a)

Baghdad

b)

Cairo

c)

Damascus

d)

Riyadh

4.

True or False:

The Rashidun was the caliphate that came before the Umayyad.

a)

True

b)

False

5.

Why is the Dome of the Rock important?

a)

It is where Muhammad was born.

b)

It is where Muhammad ascended into heaven.

c)

It is a tourist site.

d)

It is where the first pray was said.

6.

What is found on the walls outside of the Dome of the Rock?

a)

Pictures of Muhammad

b)

Pictures of Allah (Arabic for God)

c)

Verses/inscriptions from the Bible

d)

Verses/inscriptions from the Quran

7.

What does the word caliph mean?

a)

A priest of a church

b)

A religious ruler

c)

The son of the ruler

d)

The leader of a family

8.

Who took power away from the Umayyad Caliphate?

a)

Aztecs

b)

Rashidun

c)

Abbasid

d)

Mongols

9.

Who was the leader of the Umayyad Caliphate?

a)

Adolf Hitler

b)

Muawiyah

c)

Ghengis Khan

d)

Abu Bakr

10.

What was the first Islamic Dynasty

a)

Umayyad Caliphate

b)

Abbasid Caliphate

c)

Byzantine Empire

d)

Sasanian Empire

11.

What year did the Umayyad Caliphate fall

a)

750 CE

b)

760 CE

c)

740 CE

d)

770 CE

e)

780 CE

12.

At peak, Umayyad controlled parts of what?

a)

Middle East

b)

North Africa

c)

India

d)

Spain

e)

Asia

13.

Which Umayyad Caliph escaped to Spain and started his own kingdom

a)

Abd al Rahman

b)

Abd al-Malik

c)

Al-Walid II

d)

Al-Walid I