Baghdad and the Golden Age

____________________ is the capital city of Iraq.

The Round City of Baghdad was also known as the ‘City of ___________________’.

Bagdad was located along the rivers _____________________ and __________________.

• Tigris

• Euphrates

I am the second Caliph of the Abbasid Dynasty. I shifted the capital of the Islamic world to Baghdad. Who am I?

• Abu al- Abbas

• Harun al- Rashid

• Al- Mansur

• Al-Musta'sim billah

Why was Baghdad chosen as the second capital city of the Islamic world?

• i and ii

• ii and iv

• iii and iv

• ii and iii

Which of the following statements are INCORRECT about the Round City of Baghdad?

• i and ii

• ii and iv

• i and iv

• iii and iv

Which of the following statements are INCORRECT imageries about the City of Baghdad?

• i and ii

• i and iv

• iii and iv

• ii and iv

I am a famous caliph of the Abbasid Dynasty. During my reign, arts and literature developed throughout the Islamic world. Who am I?

• Abu al-Abbas

• Al-Mansur

• Harun al- Rashid

• Al-Musta'sim billah

Which of the following was the Grand Library of Baghdad where the ideas of the Golden Era of Islamic Civilization are stored for future generations?

• House of Plantagenet

• House of Capet

• House of Commons

• House of Wisdom

What was the main purpose of the gates in the Round City of Baghdad?