Umayyads
How many years did the Umayyads rule for?
1. 52
2. 72
3. 89
4.94
3. 89
1. 1
2. 2
3. 3
2. 2
750 - 1258 & 1261 - 1517
What was the capital city of the Ottoman Empire - Istanbul or Constantinople?
Istanbul
Who was the main ruler of the empire?
Shah Abbas the Great or Genghis Khan
Shah Abbas the Great
How many years was the Mughal empire in power?
1. 100 years
2. 200 years
3. 300 years
2. 200 years
Where did the Umayyads rule at their peak?
1. India and Northern Africa
2. India, North Africa, and Spain
3. Spain, North America and India
2. India, North Africa, and Spain
The Abbasids valued trade and good government more than _____.
1. War
2. Religion
3. People
1. War
What was the "Tulip Period"
1. A time when farming was successful and many flowers were grown throughout the empire
2. A time of peace when the arts flourished in the empire
2. A time of peace when the arts flourished in the empire
Where was this empire located?
1. Persia
2. South America
3. Eastern Asia
1. Persia
What was the time period that the Mughal Empire ruled?
1. 1500s - 1700s
2. 1600s - 1800s
3. 1400s - 1600s
1. 1500s - 1700s
Were the Umayyads the 1st, 2nd or 3rd muslim dynasty?
1st
Abbasid rulers often tolerated the _____ differences that existed among people in their empire.
1. Language
2. Geographic
3. Cultural
3. Cultural
What years were the Ottomans in power?
1. 1299 - 1922
2. 1304 - 1495
3. 1100 - 1800
1. 1299 - 1922
Did this empire practice freedom of religion?
Yes or No
No
What part of the world did the Mughal empire control?
1. Northern India
2. Northern Africa
3. Spain
1. Northern India
The Umayyad empire was responsible for spreading Islam and the what language over a vast area?
1. Arabic
2. English
3. French
1. Arabic
The achievements that were made under Abbasid rule have led historians to call the period the ______ _______ of Islam
1. Golden Age
2. Tulip Era
3. Good Times
1. Golden Age
How long did Suleiman the Magnificent rule?
1. 26 years
2. 40 years
3. 46 years
4. 50 years
3. 46 years
When was Shah Abbas the Great born?
1. 1371
2. 1471
3. 1571
4. 1671
3. 1571
The mistreatment of what religious groups was partially responsible for the fall of the empire?
1. Christians
2. The Jewish Community
3. Hindus and non-muslims
3. Hindus and non-muslims
How did the Umayyad dynasty come to and end
1. Problems defending its borders
2. Civil war
3. Both 1 & 2
3. Both 1 & 2
What city became the capital of the Abbasid empire and an important center for trade?
1. Jerusalem
2. Madinah
3. Baghdad
3. Baghdad
In what year did the tulip period begin?
1. 1418
2. 1518
3. 1618
4. 1718
4. 1718
Was this empire a monarchy(1 ruler who inherits the throne from family) or a theocracy(religious leaders acting in the place of God rule the state)?
Theocracy
_______ was the religion of the elite, and ______ was the religion of the people in this empire.
1. Hinduism, Islam
2. Islam, Hinduism
3. Judaism, Islam
2. Islam, Hinduism