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Quiz: Umayyad Caliphate

  1. When was Umayyad Caliphate founded?

    • 661 CE, Muawiya founded the dynasty at Damascus
    • 618 CE, Li Yuan founded the dynasty
    • 750 CE, the Abbasid revolution; Baghdad founded 762
    • 962, Otto I crowned emperor by the Pope
    Answer

    661 CE, Muawiya founded the dynasty at Damascus — Founded: 661 CE, Muawiya founded the dynasty at Damascus.

  2. When did Umayyad Caliphate end?

    • 750 CE, overthrown by the Abbasid revolution
    • 1806, Francis II dissolved it under Napoleon's pressure
    • 609 BCE, Nineveh destroyed by Babylonians and Medes
    • 30 BCE, death of Cleopatra; Egypt became a Roman province
    Answer

    750 CE, overthrown by the Abbasid revolution — Ended: 750 CE, overthrown by the Abbasid revolution.

  3. Where was the heartland of Umayyad Caliphate?

    • The Middle East, capital Damascus
    • China, capital Chang'an, the largest city on earth
    • The eastern Mediterranean, capital Constantinople
    • The Middle East, capital Baghdad
    Answer

    The Middle East, capital Damascus — Heartland: The Middle East, capital Damascus.

  4. True or false: The Umayyad Caliphate was the first great Muslim empire, ruling from Spain to India within a century of Muhammad's death.

    • True
    • False
    Answer

    True — True. The Umayyad Caliphate was the first great Muslim empire, ruling from Spain to India within a century of Muhammad's death.