History Y7 - Baghdad

Baghdad

When did the Abbasids sack Damascus the Umayyad capital city causing the Umayyads to flee to the Iberian peninsula?

750

When did Chinese prisoners reveal paper-making after the Abbasid victory in the Battle of Talas?

751

When was Baghdad founded where the Silk Road crosses the river Tigris in Mesopotamia?

762

When was The House of Wisdom built to house the caliph's collection of rare books?

786

When did the first hospital open in Baghdad open to Muslims and non-Muslims?

805

When did The House of Wisdom open to scholars with Ibn Ishaq helping translate the books into Arabic?

813

When did Al-Khwarizmi complete his Compendious Book on Calculation a foundation of algebra?

820

When did Gerard of Cremona translate Al-Khwarizmi's work into Latin?

1175

Who is the chief Muslim ruler seen as the successor of Muhammad who ruled a caliphate?

Caliph

What is a specialist in a particular branch of learning?

Scholar

What is the name of the third family to control the position of caliph who ruled the caliphate from Baghdad?

Abbasids

What is the trade route from China to Europe along which silk made in China was sold?

Silk Road

What literally means 'The land between two rivers' referring to the land along the Euphrates and Tigris rivers?

Mesopotamia

What was the caliph's library in Baghdad where scholars were later allowed to study its books?

House of Wisdom

What was the battle between the Abbasid caliphate and Tang China which took place in Talas (Kazakhstan today)?

Battle of Talas

What is the southern Iberian peninsula ruled by Muslims and established by the Umayyad in 711?

Al-Andalus

Who was the 2nd Abbasid caliph who founded Baghdad as the new capital of the caliphate?

Al-Mansur

Who was the 5th Abbasid caliph who built the House of Wisdom?

Al-Rashid

Who was the 7th Abbasid caliph who opened the House of Wisdom to scholars?

Al-Mamun

Who was the scholar often referred to as the 'Father of algebra' who lived and studied in Baghdad?

Al-Khwarizmi

Who was the scholar often referred to as the 'Father of optics' who lived and studied in Baghdad?

Al-Haytham

Who was the scholar often referred to as the 'Father of Islamic medicine' who lived and studied in Baghdad?

Ibn Sina

Who was the translator at the House of Wisdom who translated 116 Greek books into Arabic?

Ibn Ishaq

Who was the Italian scholar who worked in Toledo Al-Andalus and translated 87 Arabic books into Latin?

Gerard of Cremona