Classroom quiz

Four Muslim cities before 1500: Baghdad, Cordoba, Cairo and Timbuktu

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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

    On which river does Baghdad stand?

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

    1. 1The Nile
    2. 2The Tigris
    3. 3Only the Euphrates
    4. 4The Niger

  2. Question 2 of 5

    What work was done at the House of Wisdom?

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

    1. 1Shipbuilding
    2. 2Translation and copying
    3. 3Training soldiers
    4. 4Printing books by machine

  3. Question 3 of 5

    In which country is Cordoba today?

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

    1. 1Morocco
    2. 2Egypt
    3. 3Spain
    4. 4Türkiye

  4. Question 4 of 5

    Where did Mansa Musa travel from Timbuktu?

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

    1. 1To Mecca
    2. 2To Baghdad
    3. 3To China
    4. 4To Rome

  5. Question 5 of 5

    What linked the four cities?

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

    1. 1Only one language
    2. 2One king
    3. 3The same sea
    4. 4Trade, mosques and learning

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
1The Tigris1. Baghdad: a new round city
2Translation and copying2. The House of Wisdom: the city's library
3Spain3. Cordoba: a city in al-Andalus
4To Mecca6. Timbuktu and Mansa Musa
5Trade, mosques and learning7. Trade links the cities
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Four Muslim cities before 1500: Baghdad, Cordoba, Cairo and Timbuktu