Islamic Empire - Caliphate

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1. Which of the following best describes the Caliphate?
a. A group of men who studied the religion of Islam
b. The most holy city in the Islamic religion
c. A ceremony performed by Muslims before they pray
d. The government of the Islamic Empire
e. A pilgrimage to the Islamic holy city of Mecca

2. Who was the leader of the Caliphate?
a. Emperor
b. Caliph
c. Sultan
d. King
e. It was ruled by an assembly of wise Muslim Imams

3. What does the word 'caliph' mean in English?
a. Successor
b. Believer
c. King
d. Pilgrim
e. Emperor

4. When did the Caliphate begin?
a. It began with the fall of the Ottoman Empire
b. With the rise of the Persian Empire in 550 BCE
c. After the death of the Prophet Muhammad in 632 CE
d. After the Roman Empire collapsed in 476 CE
e. When the Prophet Muhammad was born

5. Which of the following Caliphates was under the leadership of the First Four Caliphs?
a. Rashidun Caliphate
b. Umayyad Caliphate
c. Abbasid Caliphate
d. Ottoman Caliphate
e. Fatimid Caliphate

6. True or False: The Caliph was purely a religious leader and no political power whatsoever.
a. TRUE
b. FALSE
c.
d.
e.

7. Which of the following Caliphates had its capital city in Damascus and ruled during the Islamic Golden Age?
a. Rashidun Caliphate
b. Umayyad Caliphate
c. Abbasid Caliphate
d. Ottoman Caliphate
e. Fatimid Caliphate

8. What country was established bringing about the end of the Ottoman Caliphate?
a. Saudi Arabia
b. Egypt
c. Syria
d. Iraq
e. Turkey

9. Which of the following Caliphates was ruled by the 'rightly guided' Caliphs?
a. Rashidun Caliphate
b. Umayyad Caliphate
c. Abbasid Caliphate
d. Ottoman Caliphate
e. Fatimid Caliphate

10. Which of the following was part of the Caliphate at its peak?
a. Northern Africa
b. Spain
c. Western India
d. Middle East
e. All of the above


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