Starter quiz
- The revelations that Muhammad (PBUH) received were written in the ______, which contains the teachings of Islam.
- 'Qur'an' ✓
- Which city is a place of pilgrimage for Muslims?
- Mecca ✓
- Baghdad
- Jerusalem
- Medina
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- The Muslim leader and ruler and next-in-line of Muhammad (PBUH) after his death was known as the...
- 'caliph' ✓
- The first caliphate after the death of Muhammad (PBUH) was the ______ Caliphate.
- Byzantine
- Rashidun ✓
- Persian
- Arabian
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- Which religion spread as a result of the expansion of the Rashidun Caliphate?
- Christianity
- Judaism
- Islam ✓
- Hinduism
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- Why was capturing Jerusalem in 638 CE important to the Muslims?
- It ensured Muslim control over Palestine. ✓
- It forced the Byzantine Empire out of the area. ✓
- It forced the Persian Empire out of the area.
- Muslims believe that Muhammad (PBUH) ascended to heaven from Jerusalem. ✓
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Exit quiz
- The Umayyads were a line of ...
- kings
- caliphs ✓
- presidents
- prime ministers
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- The Umayyad Caliphate followed a dynastic rule. What does dynastic mean in the context?
- Leadership was handed down from father to son (or a male relative). ✓
- The leader was chosen.
- Someone volunteered to be the leader.
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- The Silk Road was lucrative for the Umayyad Caliphate. What does lucrative mean?
- The Umayyad Caliphate lost a lot of money because the roads were so bad.
- Robbers stole most of the goods on the Silk Road, which left the Umayyads poor.
- The trade on the Silk Road brought in a lot of money for the Umayyad Caliphate. ✓
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- What was the main reason why traders on the Silk Road travelled in caravans?
- camels prefer travelling in herds of straight lines
- for safety reasons as traders were often attacked and robbed along the way ✓
- traders travelling on their own would often get lonely
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- Goods that were transported for trade on the Silk Road, like tea, salt, sugar, porcelain and spices, were ______ goods.
- cheap
- every-day
- luxury ✓
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- Why did traders use camels to carry goods on the Silk Road?
- Camels can go without water for a long time. ✓
- Camels are very fast.
- Camels can carry heavy loads. ✓
- Camels are good guard animals.
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Key learning points
- The Umayyad Caliphate was the second dynastic caliphate and was the largest; it ruled the last united Islamic caliphate.
- This empire covered the Middle East, parts of Asia as far as India, North Africa, and most of Spain.
- It controlled a vast network of trade routes, allowing wealth and knowledge to spread throughout Islamic civilisation.
- Muslim control of the trade routes from Southern Europe to East Asia, known as the Silk Roads, was very lucrative.
Common misconception
The Silk Roads were specific, defined roads.
The Silk Roads were not actual roads nor a single route; it was in fact a network of trade routes running between China and Europe.
Keywords
Umayyad - Umayyad was the name of a line of caliphs based in Damascus that ruled from 661 CE to 750 CE
Dynastic - dynastic means that power and leadership is handed down from one generation of a ruling family to the next
Silk roads - the Silk Roads refers to a network of ancient trade routes between China and Europe
Lucrative - when something is lucrative, it makes a lot of money
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