Caliphs/Leaders
What is the name of the second caliph of the Abbasids?
al-Mansur (the victorious)
What color banner/flag did the Abbasids march under during the Revolution?
black
What family, that helped helped the Abbasids during the Revolution, also posed a threat to political power?
the Alids
What shape is the city of Baghdad?
a circle
What year does the Islamic calendar start? (i.e. what is our year for their year 0)
622 CE
Who did al-Mansur trick into visiting the palace just to kill them out of fear?
Abu Muslim
Who did the Abbasids defeat in the Revolution?
the Umayyads
Which Abbasid caliph in the Civil War was considered more pious?
al-Ma'mun
What was the name of the capital city before Baghdad?
Damascus
Correctly list the
1. religion of the Abbasids
2. language of the Abbasids
3. name for people who follow the religion of the Abbasids
4. Name of people from the Arabian Peninsula
1. Islam
2. Arabic
3. Muslims
4. Arabs
What would-be caliph was born in Khurasan to an Abbasid caliph and a Persian mother?
al-Rashid (al-Mahdi's son)
In the year ______, the Abbasids win the Battle of ______ and officially defeat the Umayyads.
750, the Battle of Zab
What is "createdness"?
The idea that the Qu'ran was created by man
What is the name of the capital city of Khurasan?
Marw/Merv
There is a famous meme on Twitter about Finding Nemo 2 that uses a common Arabic phrase. What does the meme say?
Inshallah they find him
What is the name of the uncle of al-Mansur that revolted and tried to gain power soon after the revolution?
Abdallah
What is the shortened version of the name for native Iranians who fought in the original revolution, meaning sons of the Abbasid revolutionary call?
the Abna
Al-Ma'mun created the Mihna. What is the purpose of this?
The purpose was to force all religious scholars (including the Ulama) to support/accept "createdness"
What does the Green Dome in the center of Baghdad symbolize?
the caliph's closeness to Allah
Al-Ma'mun married the daughter of a previous governor of Iran. What is her name and did this marriage symbolize?
Buran. This married signified a furthering of multiculturalism.
Though the Golden Age is often attributed to al-Rashid, many historians actually think _______ was the caliph of the Golden Age.
al-Ma'mun
Who led al-Ma'mun's army at the Battle of Rayy in 813?
Tahir b. al-Husaym
What city did al-Rashid die in?
Tus
What are the names of al-Ma'mun's son and brother respectively? Who becomes caliph?
son: al-Abbas
brother: al-Mu'tasim (caliph)