Classroom quiz
Four Muslim cities before 1500: Baghdad, Cordoba, Cairo and Timbuktu
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
On which river does Baghdad stand?
Hands up: show the number on your fingers, then choose it.
- 1The Nile
- 2The Tigris
- 3Only the Euphrates
- 4The Niger
Question 2 of 5
What work was done at the House of Wisdom?
Hands up: show the number on your fingers, then choose it.
- 1Shipbuilding
- 2Translation and copying
- 3Training soldiers
- 4Printing books by machine
Question 3 of 5
In which country is Cordoba today?
Hands up: show the number on your fingers, then choose it.
- 1Morocco
- 2Egypt
- 3Spain
- 4Türkiye
Question 4 of 5
Where did Mansa Musa travel from Timbuktu?
Hands up: show the number on your fingers, then choose it.
- 1To Mecca
- 2To Baghdad
- 3To China
- 4To Rome
Question 5 of 5
What linked the four cities?
Hands up: show the number on your fingers, then choose it.
- 1Only one language
- 2One king
- 3The same sea
- 4Trade, mosques and learning
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 | The Tigris | 1. Baghdad: a new round city | |
| 2 | Translation and copying | 2. The House of Wisdom: the city's library | |
| 3 | Spain | 3. Cordoba: a city in al-Andalus | |
| 4 | To Mecca | 6. Timbuktu and Mansa Musa | |
| 5 | Trade, mosques and learning | 7. Trade links the cities |
Four Muslim cities before 1500: Baghdad, Cordoba, Cairo and Timbuktu