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