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Key learning points
- In this lesson, we will learn about how Baghdad became such an important cultural centre in the Abbasid Caliphate.
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5 Questions
Q1.
What was made in China and sold in Europe?
Carpets
Gemstones
Spices
Q2.
Which city did al-Mansur found?
Constantinople
Damascus
Rome
Q3.
Why was this city in a good location?
It was easy to defend.
It was near Muhammad's birthplace.
It was near the borders with the Roman Empire.
Q4.
What shape was the city built in?
A square
A triangle
An octagon
Q5.
What was in the centre of this new city?
A castle and a palace
A market and a palace
A mosque and a castle
5 Questions
Q1.
Who did the caliphs bring to Baghdad to encourage learning?
Merchants
Priests
Soldiers
Q2.
What was the name of the place in Baghdad where learning took place?
The House of Learning
The School of Learning
The School of Wisdom
Q3.
What technology was brought from China?
How to dig canals
How to make silk
How to ride camels
Q4.
Which advance was made by scholars in mathematics?
The idea of ten
The use of tape measures
Q5.
What did the Muslims discover about the Sun?
That the stars revolved around the Sun.
That the Sun revolved around the Earth.
That the Sun was a god.