Who was the founder of the Umayyad Caliphate?
A) Abu Bakr (RA)
B) Umar ibn Khattab (RA)
C) Muawiyah I
D) Uthman ibn Affan (RA)
The Umayyad Caliphate was established after the death of which caliph?
A) Umar ibn Khattab (RA)
B) Ali ibn Abi Talib (RA)
C) Uthman ibn Affan (RA)
D) Hassan ibn Ali (RA)
Which city was the capital of the Umayyad Caliphate?
A) Baghdad
B) Damascus
C) Medina
D) Cairo
What year did the Umayyad Caliphate officially begin?
A) 632 CE
B) 661 CE
C) 750 CE
D) 1258 CE
Which Umayyad caliph expanded the empire to its greatest extent?
A) Muawiyah I
B) Al-Walid I
C) Marwan II
D) Yazid I
Which battle marked the beginning of Umayyad rule?
A) Battle of Badr
B) Battle of Siffin
C) Battle of Karbala
D) Battle of Yarmouk
Who was the first Umayyad caliph to inherit the throne from his father?
A) Muawiyah II
B) Yazid I
C) Al-Walid I
D) Abd al-Malik
The Umayyads are known for their significant architectural contribution, including?
A) Al-Aqsa Mosque
B) Dome of the Rock
C) Great Mosque of Mecca
D) Alhambra Palace
Which battle led to the tragic martyrdom of Husayn ibn Ali (RA)?
A) Battle of Badr
B) Battle of Siffin
C) Battle of Karbala
D) Battle of Uhud
Which caliph introduced Arabic as the official language of the Umayyad administration?
A) Muawiyah I
B) Abd al-Malik
C) Umar ibn Abdul Aziz
D) Hisham ibn Abd al-Malik
Which group overthrew the Umayyad Caliphate in 750 CE?
A) Abbasids
B) Fatimids
C) Ottomans
D) Seljuks
Which battle led to the downfall of the Umayyad Caliphate?
A) Battle of Badr
B) Battle of Siffin
C) Battle of Zab
D) Battle of Manzikert
What was the main reason for the fall of the Umayyad Caliphate?
A) Mongol invasion
B) Internal conflicts and corruption
C) Persian rebellion
D) Economic crisis
Who was the last Umayyad caliph of the central Umayyad Caliphate?
A) Hisham ibn Abd al-Malik
B) Marwan II
C) Abd al-Rahman I
D) Al-Walid II
Which Umayyad ruler is known as the “Fifth Rightly Guided Caliph”?
A) Muawiyah I
B) Umar ibn Abdul Aziz
C) Abd al-Malik
D) Al-Walid I
Where did the surviving Umayyads establish a new emirate after their downfall?
A) Cairo
B) Baghdad
C) Cordoba
D) Istanbul
Which Umayyad ruler built the famous Umayyad Mosque in Damascus?
A) Abd al-Malik
B) Al-Walid I
C) Yazid I
D) Marwan II
Who was the founder of the Umayyad Emirate in Spain?
A) Marwan II
B) Abd al-Rahman I
C) Hisham ibn Abd al-Malik
D) Al-Walid I
The Umayyads expanded their rule into which modern-day country in Europe?
A) Italy
B) Spain
C) France
D) Germany
Who led the Abbasid revolution against the Umayyads?
A) Harun al-Rashid
B) Al-Saffah
C) Al-Mansur
D) Al-Ma’mun
Which social group opposed the Umayyads due to their policies?
A) Arabs
B) Mawali (Non-Arab Muslims)
C) Berbers
D) Bedouins
Which system did the Umayyads establish to organize their vast empire?
A) Feudalism
B) Bureaucracy
C) Decentralization
D) Military rule
Which famous general led the Umayyad conquest of Spain?
A) Tariq ibn Ziyad
B) Khalid ibn al-Walid
C) Musa ibn Nusayr
D) Saladin
What was the main economic strength of the Umayyad Caliphate?
A) Agriculture
B) Trade and taxation
C) Fishing
D) Slave trade
The Umayyad Caliphate extended from Spain to which Asian region?
A) Japan
B) India
C) China
D) Persia
Which language became dominant under Umayyad rule?
A) Greek
B) Latin
C) Arabic
D) Persian
Which city became a center of learning under the Umayyads in Spain?
A) Medina
B) Baghdad
C) Cordoba
D) Cairo
Which Umayyad ruler expanded the postal system and roads?
A) Al-Walid I
B) Abd al-Malik
C) Umar ibn Abdul Aziz
D) Yazid II
How did the Umayyads treat non-Arab Muslims?
A) Equal to Arab Muslims
B) Exempted from taxes
C) Made them pay the Jizya tax
D) Banned them from government jobs
