Abbasid revolution - Quiz
A) Abd al-Rahman I B) Al-Mahdi C) Abu Muslim D) Hisham ibn Abd al-Malik
A) Increased loyalty to the Abbasids B) Rebellions against the Abbasids C) Peaceful acceptance D) Celebrations of the Abbasid rule
A) Non-Muslims regained government posts B) Non-Muslims were banned from holding government posts C) Non-Muslims were excluded from the administration D) Non-Muslims were only allowed low-level positions
A) Córdoba B) Kufa C) Baghdad D) Damascus
A) Abu Muslim B) Al-Mahdi C) Abd al-Rahman I D) Al-Mansur
A) It led to the decline of Islamic civilization B) It led to the Islamic Golden Age C) It had no impact on Islamic civilization D) It ended the Islamic Golden Age
A) It became predominantly Byzantine B) It adopted a Roman character C) It remained purely Arab D) It took on a distinctly Persian character
A) Establishing a Persian-only rule B) Integrating the privileged Arabs into the wider Muslim community C) Maintaining Arab dominance D) Excluding non-Arabs from the community
A) They appeared as a force in society, positioning themselves as arbiters of justice and orthodoxy B) They disappeared from society C) They focused solely on trade D) They became military leaders
A) The rapid expansion of Islam and mass conversions B) The absence of a strong leader C) The lack of military power D) The economic collapse
A) It marginalized them further B) It reduced their status C) It granted them social and spiritual equality with Arabs D) It had no effect on their status
A) They dissolved the caliphate immediately B) They moved their capital to Cairo C) Their rule over Baghdad ended, but their lineage as nominal caliphs lasted until 1517 D) They regained control immediately after the sack
A) They abolished the caliphate B) They expanded their empire significantly C) The Abbasids were essentially puppets of secular rulers D) They regained full independence
A) It reinforced Arab dominance B) It led to the isolation of the empire C) It had no impact on the political landscape D) It transformed the political landscape by integrating non-Arabs into the empire
A) It was a Persian victory with no Arab involvement B) It had no significance C) It was often characterized as a Persian victory and Arab defeat, but the caliph was still Arab D) It was a complete Arab victory
A) Arabs opposed the revolution B) Arabs played a significant role, especially in Khorasan C) Arabs were the only participants D) Arabs had no role
A) Islam changed from an Arab ethnic empire to a universal world religion B) Islam was confined to Arab regions C) Islam became a Persian religion D) Islam declined significantly
A) The Abbasids moved their capital to Istanbul B) The caliphate was dissolved C) The Ottomans claimed the caliphate for themselves D) The Abbasids regained control
A) Less than fifty years B) One hundred years C) Over three hundred years D) Almost exactly two-hundred years
A) The capital was moved to Cairo B) The capital moved eastward from Damascus to Baghdad C) The capital remained in Damascus D) The capital moved westward to Córdoba
A) It had no impact on societal institutions B) It led to the decline of Islamic institutions C) It led to the emergence of societal institutions that were Islamic rather than Arab D) It reinforced Arab societal institutions
A) It led to the Umayyads expanding their empire B) It strengthened the Umayyads C) It led to their decline due to internal feuds and mass conversions D) It had no impact on the Umayyads
A) Marwan II B) Abu Salama C) Yazid ibn Umar al-Fazari D) Muhammad ibn Khalid al-Qasri
A) Abu Muslim B) Yazid ibn Umar al-Fazari C) Ibrahim al-Imam D) al-Ta'i
A) Damascus B) Kufa C) Mosul D) Wasit
A) Abu Salama B) Marwan II C) Ibrahim al-Imam D) al-Saffah
A) August 750 B) January 750 C) July 750 D) April 750
A) Exiled him B) Executed him C) Released him D) Imprisoned him
A) Fifty B) Thirty C) Eighty D) One hundred
A) al-Ta'i B) Yazid ibn Umar al-Fazari C) Ibrahim al-Imam D) Abu Salama
A) Muhammad ibn Khalid al-Qasri B) Abu Salama C) Abu Muslim D) al-Hasan ibn Qahtaba
A) Abu Salama B) al-Hasan ibn Qahtaba C) Abu Muslim D) Muhammad ibn Khalid al-Qasri
A) Arab Muslims B) Sunnis C) Shi'as D) Non-Muslim subjects
A) The Tawwabin B) The Kaysanites C) The Hashimiyya movement D) The Abbasid family
A) Berbers. B) Arameans. C) Iranian peoples. D) Egyptians.
A) Merv. B) Damascus. C) Mecca. D) Kufa.
A) Mecca. B) Kufa. C) Khurasan. D) Damascus.
A) 9 June 747 B) August 747 C) 14 February 748 D) March 749
A) The Red Crescent B) The Black Standard C) The White Banner D) The Green Flag
A) al-Rida B) al-Saffah C) al-Mahdi D) al-Mansur
A) Nahavand B) Gorgan C) Merv D) Isfahan
A) Nishapur B) Hamadan C) Rey D) Qumis
A) Rey B) Isfahan C) Nishapur D) Hamadan
A) Isfahan B) Nahavand C) Gorgan D) Merv
A) Nahavand B) Qumis C) Rey D) Isfahan
A) Nishapur B) Merv C) Rey D) Qumis
A) One hundred B) Fifty C) Twelve D) Seventy
A) Secrecy B) Open communication C) Public leadership D) Clear demands
A) Abu Muslim B) As-Saffah C) Yazid I D) Husayn ibn Ali |
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