- 1. Which famous battle did Salah ad-Din win against the Crusaders in 1187?
A) Battle of Hattin B) Battle of Lepanto C) Battle of Tours D) Battle of Manzikert
- 2. Which city served as the capital of the Ayyubid dynasty?
A) Baghdad B) Mecca C) Cairo D) Damascus
- 3. What was the ethnic background of the founder of the Ayyubid dynasty?
A) Persian B) Kurdish C) Turkish D) Arab
- 4. What was the primary religion of the Ayyubid dynasty?
A) Judaism B) Orthodox Christianity C) Sunni Islam D) Shia Islam
- 5. What title did Salah ad-Din give himself after taking control of Egypt?
A) Sultan B) Emir C) Caliph D) Vizier
- 6. Who succeeded Salah ad-Din as the ruler of the Ayyubid dynasty?
A) Al-Adil I B) Al-Ashraf Musa C) Al-Aziz Uthman D) Al-Salih Ayyub
- 7. In which year did the Ayyubid dynasty officially come to an end?
A) 1204 B) 1260 C) 1325 D) 1279
- 8. Which city did Salah ad-Din capture from the Crusaders in 1187?
A) Jerusalem B) Acre C) Antioch D) Constantinople
- 9. Which military order was founded in response to the Ayyubid conquest of Jerusalem in 1187?
A) Teutonic Knights B) Knights Templar C) Sovereign Military Order of Malta D) Hospitallers
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