The Islamic caliphates: conquests, trade, Baghdad and the House of Wisdom
Grade 7 Social Studies Worksheet - Building Confidence
Circle the best answer.
Esme's chain has a blank box: what happened in 661?
- The community chose its first caliph after the death of Muhammad
- The first four caliphs began ruling the Muslim community from Medina
- The Abbasids took the caliphate and moved the capital to Baghdad
- The Umayyads took the caliphate and moved the capital to Damascus
Jun's chain has a blank box: what did the caliph al-Mansur do in 762?
- Moved the capital to Damascus
- Closed the Silk Roads for good
- Founded the new capital, Baghdad
- Gave the caliphate to the Umayyads
By the chain, what moves along the Silk Roads and Indian Ocean routes? Kira's chain has that box blank.
- Silk, spices and paper
- Grain, wool and lumber
- Gold, salt and coal
- Glass, tin and rice
Luz reads the word caliph. What is a caliph?
- A successor who leads the Muslim community
- A merchant who sails to India and back
- A mapmaker who draws the capital cities
- A scholar who translates old books into Arabic
Noah reads about the Silk Roads. What were they?
- A guild of silk weavers in Baghdad
- A canal dug by the caliph al-Mansur
- A single paved road across Iraq
- Trade routes linking China to the Mediterranean
In which years did the first four caliphs rule from Medina, Pia asks?
- 632–750
- 632–661
- 750–762
- 661–750
Which family ruled from Damascus, Tala asks?
Use the picture in question 6.
- The Umayyad family
- The first four caliphs
- The Persian emperors
- The Abbasid family
On Zee's map, one arrow runs north from Medina in 661. Which city does it reach?
Use the picture in question 6.
- Baghdad
- Alexandria
- Damascus
- Mecca
Which year does Ari's timeline give for the founding of Baghdad?
- 750
- 762
- 862
- 726
In which direction does the dotted arrow run from Damascus to Baghdad on Bo's map?
Use the picture in question 9.
- West
- East
- South
- North