Classroom quiz
Abbasid Baghdad and the Silk Roads
Classroom quiz
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Five questions, four choices each, twenty seconds per question. Choose with keys 1 to 4 or with a click, then press Enter for the next question.
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Question 1 of 5
In which year did the caliphate pass to the Abbasids?
Hands up: show the number on your fingers, then choose it.
- 1622
- 2711
- 3750
- 41258
Question 2 of 5
From which languages did the House of Wisdom translate?
Hands up: show the number on your fingers, then choose it.
- 1Greek, Persian and Syriac
- 2Latin and French
- 3Only Chinese
- 4Turkish and Mongolian
Learn it at step 4: The House of Wisdom and the translation movement
Question 3 of 5
With which science is al-Khwarizmi's name linked?
Hands up: show the number on your fingers, then choose it.
- 1Medicine
- 2Optics
- 3Music
- 4Algebra
Question 4 of 5
From which city did Ibn Sina come?
Hands up: show the number on your fingers, then choose it.
- 1Cordoba
- 2Bukhara
- 3Cairo
- 4Damascus
Question 5 of 5
What did the caravans carry along the Silk Roads besides goods?
Hands up: show the number on your fingers, then choose it.
- 1Nothing but goods
- 2Only armies
- 3Ideas, languages and diseases
- 4Only gold
Quiz finished
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Answer sheet and tally (for the teacher)
After a show of hands, write in the last column how many answered each question correctly.
| # | Right answer | Step | Right in class |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 750 | 1. The Abbasid state | |
| 2 | Greek, Persian and Syriac | 4. The House of Wisdom and the translation movement | |
| 3 | Algebra | 5. Al-Khwarizmi and algebra | |
| 4 | Bukhara | 6. Ibn Sina and medicine | |
| 5 | Ideas, languages and diseases | 9. Trade as interaction |
Abbasid Baghdad and the Silk Roads