Starter quiz

  • The capital of the Abbasid Caliphate was ...
    • London.
    • Baghdad.  ✓
    • Rome.
    • Damascus.
  • What is a caliph?
    • a political leader in ancient Rome
    • a spiritual leader in Hinduism
    • a religious leader in Buddhism
    • a political and religious leader in Islam  ✓
  • Match the word to its definition.
    • science
      the systematic study of the natural world ✓
    • medicine
      the study of the human body, diseases and treatments ✓
    • philosophy
      the study of questions about existence, knowledge, values and mind ✓
  • Why was Baghdad a wealthy city?
    • It had rich mineral deposits.
    • It had abundant natural resources.
    • It had vast farming lands.
    • It had a strategic location along trade routes such as the Silk Road.  ✓
  • What is geometry?
    • the study of the Earth's magnetic field
    • the study of the Earth's atmosphere
    • the study of shapes, sizes and spatial relationships  ✓
    • the study of the mountains, rivers and countries
  • What is meant by the Islamic Golden Age?
    • a time of scientific, cultural and intellectual growth in the Islamic world  ✓
    • the spread of Islam across Europe and Asia
    • the rise of powerful Islamic empires in the Middle Ages
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