MCQs on Abbasid Dynasty – Golden Age of Islam 50 Score: 0 Attempted: 0/50 Subscribe 1. : In which year did the Abbasid Dynasty come to power? (A) 661 CE (B) 750 CE (C) 1258 CE (D) 632 CE 2. : Who was the first caliph of the Abbasid Dynasty? (A) Harun al-Rashid (B) Abu al-Abbas al-Saffah (C) Al-Mansur (D) Al-Mu’tasim 3. : What was the capital city of the Abbasid Caliphate during its Golden Age? (A) Damascus (B) Cairo (C) Baghdad (D) Mecca 4. : Who is considered the greatest Abbasid caliph, known for his role in the Islamic Golden Age? (A) Al-Wathiq (B) Al-Ma’mun (C) Harun al-Rashid (D) Al-Mansur 5. : Under whose reign was the House of Wisdom (Bayt al-Hikma) established in Baghdad? (A) Al-Mu’tadid (B) Al-Radi (C) Al-Ma’mun (D) Al-Saffah 6. : The Abbasid revolution led to the overthrow of which previous Islamic dynasty? (A) Fatimid (B) Ayyubid (C) Umayyad (D) Seljuk 7. : What was the House of Wisdom primarily known for? (A) Military Training (B) Astronomy Observation (C) Translation and Preservation of Knowledge (D) Religious Preaching 8. : The Abbasid Caliphate encouraged the translation of Greek texts into which language? (A) Persian (B) Latin (C) Arabic (D) Turkish 9. : What key scientific field did Al-Khwarizmi contribute to during the Abbasid period? (A) Astronomy (B) Chemistry (C) Algebra (D) Medicine 10. : Which famous medical encyclopedia was written by Ibn Sina during the Abbasid era? (A) Kitab al-Jabr (B) Al-Qanun fi al-Tibb (C) Al-Muqaddimah (D) Al-Tasrif 11. : Harun al-Rashid was a contemporary of which European ruler? (A) Charlemagne (B) Constantine (C) William the Conqueror (D) Justinian 12. : Which Abbasid caliph founded the city of Baghdad in 762 CE? (A) Al-Saffah (B) Al-Mansur (C) Al-Mu’tasim (D) Al-Rashid 13. : What was the primary language of science and learning during the Abbasid Golden Age? (A) Persian (B) Latin (C) Arabic (D) Greek 14. : Which scholar is known as the father of optics in the Abbasid period? (A) Al-Khwarizmi (B) Ibn Sina (C) Al-Razi (D) Ibn al-Haytham 15. : Which field did Al-Razi (Rhazes) notably contribute to? (A) Engineering (B) Medicine (C) Literature (D) Philosophy 16. : What was one of the key features of the Abbasid administration? (A) Tribal rule (B) Centralized bureaucracy (C) Feudal monarchy (D) Theocracy only 17. : Which group eventually sacked Baghdad in 1258, ending the Abbasid Caliphate? (A) Crusaders (B) Persians (C) Mongols (D) Ottomans 18. : What was the currency used in the Abbasid Caliphate? (A) Dinar and Dirham (B) Pound and Franc (C) Rupee and Taka (D) Lira and Mark 19. : Who was the famous Jewish philosopher who lived during the Abbasid period? (A) Maimonides (B) Spinoza (C) Rashi (D) Hillel 20. : Which Abbasid caliph was known for promoting Mu’tazilism? (A) Al-Ma’mun (B) Harun al-Rashid (C) Al-Wathiq (D) Al-Muqtadir 21. : What was the main reason for the Abbasid decline? (A) Lack of religious scholars (B) Poor irrigation (C) Internal revolts and decentralization (D) Conversion to Christianity 22. : Which Abbasid-era philosopher integrated Greek philosophy with Islamic thought? (A) Ibn Battuta (B) Al-Ghazali (C) Al-Farabi (D) Al-Biruni 23. : During the Abbasid Golden Age, Baghdad was a hub for which of the following? (A) Crusades (B) Trade, learning, and culture (C) Oil production (D) Slave trade only 24. : The Abbasids claimed descent from which relative of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH)? (A) Ali ibn Abi Talib (B) Abbas ibn Abd al-Muttalib (C) Umar ibn al-Khattab (D) Uthman ibn Affan 25. : What religious movement influenced Abbasid ideology in its early phase? (A) Kharijism (B) Shia Islam (C) Sunni Orthodoxy (D) Sufism 26. : Which mathematical concept was greatly developed during Abbasid rule? (A) Geometry (B) Calculus (C) Trigonometry (D) Algebra 27. : Which Persian polymath was prominent during the Abbasid era? (A) Avicenna (Ibn Sina) (B) Averroes (Ibn Rushd) (C) Al-Farabi (D) Al-Tabari 28. : The Abbasids moved the capital from Damascus to which city? (A) Mecca (B) Cairo (C) Baghdad (D) Medina 29. : What was the role of viziers in the Abbasid Caliphate? (A) Religious leaders (B) Provincial governors (C) Chief administrators (D) Military generals 30. : The term “Golden Age of Islam” is most associated with which dynasty? (A) Umayyad (B) Abbasid (C) Ottoman (D) Fatimid 31. : What was Al-Kindi known for during the Abbasid era? (A) Geography (B) Translation and philosophy (C) Botany (D) Shipbuilding 32. : Which Abbasid caliph was known for literary and cultural patronage and ruled during a period of peace? (A) Al-Mutawakkil (B) Al-Ma’mun (C) Harun al-Rashid (D) Al-Muqtadir 33. : What was the name of the Islamic law that guided Abbasid governance? (A) Hadith (B) Fatwa (C) Sharia (D) Sunnah 34. : Which scholar’s work in astronomy was notable during the Abbasid period? (A) Al-Battani (B) Ptolemy (C) Al-Razi (D) Ibn Rushd 35. : Which literary form flourished during the Abbasid dynasty? (A) Novel (B) Epic (C) Poetry (D) Prose drama 36. : What type of governance did the Abbasids promote? (A) Secular democracy (B) Tribal confederation (C) Theocratic monarchy (D) Islamic centralized rule 37. : Who was the famous geographer of the Abbasid era? (A) Ibn Jubayr (B) Al-Muqaddasi (C) Ibn Battuta (D) Al-Idrisi 38. : What was the economic base of the Abbasid Caliphate? (A) Industrial output (B) Oil reserves (C) Agriculture and trade (D) Mining 39. : Which field did Al-Biruni contribute to? (A) Chemistry (B) Geography and Astronomy (C) Law (D) Literature 40. : The Abbasids lost effective control of many provinces to which group in the 10th century? (A) Fatimids (B) Seljuks (C) Umayyads (D) Ottomans 41. : What event marked the symbolic end of the Abbasid Caliphate? (A) Fall of Mecca (B) Mongol sack of Baghdad (C) Capture of Jerusalem (D) Rise of the Umayyads 42. : Who was the famous historian during Abbasid times? (A) Ibn Khaldun (B) Al-Tabari (C) Al-Ghazali (D) Al-Farabi 43. : The Abbasid Caliphate lasted from 750 CE until which year? (A) 1050 CE (B) 1258 CE (C) 1500 CE (D) 1300 CE 44. : What was one reason the Abbasids encouraged learning? (A) For military strategy (B) To translate scientific texts and preserve knowledge (C) To build mosques (D) For agricultural innovation only 45. : What key religious sect did the Abbasids primarily support? (A) Shia (B) Sunni (C) Ismaili (D) Sufi 46. : Who wrote “The Book of Animals” during the Abbasid era? (A) Ibn al-Nafis (B) Al-Jahiz (C) Al-Biruni (D) Al-Khwarizmi 47. : Which foreign language was most often translated into Arabic under the Abbasids? (A) Latin (B) Sanskrit (C) Greek (D) Chinese 48. : Which Abbasid caliph was known for introducing paper-making from China? (A) Harun al-Rashid (B) Al-Ma’mun (C) Al-Mansur (D) Al-Mutawakkil 49. : The Abbasids emphasized knowledge in both religious and __________ sciences. (A) Political (B) Physical (C) Natural (D) Secular 50. : What made Baghdad one of the greatest cities of the medieval world? (A) Military power (B) Religious leadership only (C) Trade, science, and culture (D) Seclusion and defense