Quiz  /  Abbasid Caliphate

  • 1. 
    What Caliphate came before the Abbasid Caliphate?

  • Umayyad Caliphate
  • Ottoman Caliphate
  • Rashidun Caliphate
  • Fatimid Caliphate

  • 2. 
    What was the capital city of the Abbasid Caliphate up until 1258 CE?

  • Jerusalem
  • Mecca
  • Damascus
  • Baghdad

  • 3. 
    Who sacked the capital city of the Abbasid Caliphate in 1258 CE causing the Abbasids to flee?

  • Visigoths
  • Great Britain
  • Mongols
  • Ottoman Empire

  • 4. 
    Where did the Abbasid Caliphate reestablish the Caliphate in 1261 CE?

  • Damascus
  • Istanbul
  • Iran
  • Egypt

  • 5. 
    True or False: The Caliph of the Abbasid Caliphate was elected from a number of religious wise men.

  • FALSE
  • TRUE

  • 6. 
    What area of culture flourished during the Golden Age of Islam?

  • Science
  • Education
  • Art and architecture
  • All of the above

  • 7. 
    Who held the political power during the second period of the Abbasid Caliphate after 1261 CE?

  • Ottomans
  • Mongols
  • Mamluks
  • Greeks

  • 8. 
    True or False: The Abbasid Caliphate at its peak only consisted of a small area of land in the Middle East.

  • TRUE
  • FALSE

  • 9. 
    What was the leader of the Abbasid Caliphate called?

  • King
  • Caliph
  • Emperor
  • Sultan

  • 10. 
    What empire conquered the Abbasid Caliphate to put an end to its second period of rule in 1517 CE?

  • British Empire
  • Roman Empire
  • German Empire
  • Ottoman Empire
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