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The Mongols and after: the fall of Baghdad, Ayn Jalut and Timur

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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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  1. Question 1 of 5

    In which year did Baghdad fall to Hulagu?

    Hands up: show the number on your fingers, then choose it.

    1. 11099
    2. 21187
    3. 31258
    4. 41453

  2. Question 2 of 5

    What happened at Ayn Jalut in 1260?

    Hands up: show the number on your fingers, then choose it.

    1. 1The Mamluks halted the Mongol advance
    2. 2Cairo fell
    3. 3Baghdad was founded
    4. 4The Ottomans took Constantinople

  3. Question 3 of 5

    What did the Ilkhans do after two generations ruling Iran and Iraq?

    Hands up: show the number on your fingers, then choose it.

    1. 1Returned to Mongolia
    2. 2Embraced Islam
    3. 3United with the Franks
    4. 4Restored the caliphate in Baghdad

  4. Question 4 of 5

    What question does Ibn Khaldun ask in the Muqaddima?

    Hands up: show the number on your fingers, then choose it.

    1. 1How ships are built
    2. 2Where India lies
    3. 3How long the Nile is
    4. 4Why states rise and fall

  5. Question 5 of 5

    Which city did Timur make his capital?

    Hands up: show the number on your fingers, then choose it.

    1. 1Baghdad
    2. 2Cairo
    3. 3Samarqand
    4. 4Delhi

Answer sheet and tally (for the teacher)

After a show of hands, write in the last column how many answered each question correctly.

#Right answerStepRight in class
112583. The fall of Baghdad, 1258
2The Mamluks halted the Mongol advance4. Ayn Jalut, 1260
3Embraced Islam5. The Ilkhanate
4Why states rise and fall7. Ibn Khaldun and the Muqaddima
5Samarqand8. Timur and Samarqand
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The Mongols and after: the fall of Baghdad, Ayn Jalut and Timur