Starter quiz

  • What was the Silk Road?
    • a single paved highway connecting China directly to Europe
    • a network of trade routes connecting Asia with Europe and the Middle East  ✓
    • a road built by the Romans to Asia
    • an ancient sea route used primarily for the transportation of silk
  • What is meant by 'the Golden Age of Islam'?
    • a period of time when gold was the most valuable currency in the Islamic world
    • a time when Islamic rulers wore golden crowns as a symbol of their power
    • an era when people in the Islamic world did not have to follow rules
    • a time of incredible learning, success and wealth in the Islamic world  ✓
  • A renowned school and library in Baghdad during the Islamic Golden Age was called the ______.
    • House of Wisdom  ✓
    • Baghdad library
    • House of Learning
    • Baghdad school
  • Place these Muslim caliphates in the correct historical order.
    • 1
      Rashidun
    • 2
      Umayyad
    • 3
      Abbasid
  • Baghdad was the centre of the ______ Caliphate.
    • Rashidun
    • Umayyad
    • Abassid  ✓
    • Ottoman
  • Which words best describe Baghdad during the Abbasid Caliphate?
    • wealthy  ✓
    • poor
    • populous  ✓
    • deserted
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