Worksheetshistory of Arabs
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
1. Who was the founder of the Abbasid Caliphate?
Al-Mansur
Harun al-Rashid
Abu al-Abbas al-Saffah
Al-Ma'mun
2. The Abbasid Caliphate overthrew which previous Islamic dynasty?
a) Ottoman
B.Fatimid
c) Umayyad
d) Mamluk
3. What year did the Abbasid Caliphate begin?
a) 661 CE
b) 750 CE
c) 632 CE
d) 1258 CE
4. The capital city of the Abbasid Caliphate was:
a) Damascus
b) Cairo
c) Baghdad
d) Medina
5. Who was the second Abbasid Caliph and a major empire-builder?
a) Al-Mahdi
b) Al-Mansur
c) Al-Amin
d) Al-Mu'tasim
6. The "House of Wisdom" was founded in which city?
a) Damascus
b) Baghdad
c) Basra
d) Cordoba
7. What was the main language of learning during the Abbasid era?
Latin
Greek
Arabic
Persian
8. Which caliph ruled during the peak of the Abbasid Golden Age?
Al-Wathiq
Al-Mahdi
Harun al-Rashid
Al-Musta'sim
9. Which book is associated with the Abbasid cultural life?
Al-Muwatta
Thousand and One Nights
The Prince
Al-Tarikh
The Abbasid Caliphate was known for advances in:
Shipbuilding
Agriculture
Science, philosophy, and literature
Military engineering only
11. Who was Al-Khwarizmi?
a) A famous general
mathematician and founder of algebra
An Abbasid caliph
A crusader leader
Al-Ma'mun was the son of:
Al-Saffah
Harun al-Rashid
Al-Mansur
Al-Wathiq
What contributed to the weakening of the Abbasid Caliphate?
Unity of provinces
Rise of independent states
Economic stability
Mongol protection
The Barmakid family was known for:
Leading Crusades
Assassinating Caliphs
Advising Abbasid rulers
Controlling Mecca
Who destroyed Baghdad in 1258?
Crusaders
Sel juks
Mongols under Hulagu Khan
Ottomans
