- 1. Which region did Saladin conquer after Egypt?
A) Persia
B) Arabia
C) Syria
D) Anatolia
- 2. What was the title held by Saladin in his conquests?
A) Sultan
B) King
C) Emperor
D) Caliph
- 3. Saladin is best known for his victory in which battle?
A) Battle of Marathon
B) Battle of Tours
C) Battle of Agincourt
D) Battle of Hattin
- 4. Which European military campaign was impacted by Saladin's conquest of Jerusalem?
A) Mongol Invasion
B) Third Crusade
C) Fourth Crusade
D) First Crusade
- 5. Which dynasty did Saladin establish during his conquests?
A) Umayyad
B) Abbasid
C) Fatimid
D) Ayyubid
- 6. Who was the European leader who faced Saladin during the Third Crusade?
A) Julius Caesar
B) Charlemagne
C) Richard the Lionheart
D) King Arthur
- 7. Which religious group did Saladin treat with respect after the capture of Jerusalem?
A) Hindus
B) Zoroastrians
C) Jews
D) Christians
- 8. What was Saladin's relationship with his key military commander, Shirkuh?
A) Brother
B) Father
C) Uncle
D) Cousin
- 9. Who portrayed Saladin in the movie 'Kingdom of Heaven'?
A) Ghassan Massoud
B) Liam Neeson
C) Orlando Bloom
D) Russell Crowe
- 10. Which city does Saladin's tomb reside in?
A) Cairo
B) Jerusalem
C) Damascus
D) Mecca
- 11. Who was the famous military leader that conquered Egypt and Syria in the 12th century?
A) Saladin
B) Napoleon Bonaparte
C) Genghis Khan
D) Alexander the Great
- 12. In which century did Saladin conquer Egypt and Syria?
A) 15th century
B) 12th century
C) 10th century
D) 13th century
- 13. What was Saladin's ethnicity?
A) Persian
B) Arab
C) Kurdish
D) Turkish
- 14. Which city did Saladin capture in 1187, leading to the Third Crusade?
A) Alexandria
B) Jerusalem
C) Damascus
D) Baghdad
- 15. What was the primary religion of Saladin?
A) Shia Islam
B) Sunni Islam
C) Christianity
D) Judaism
- 16. Which Egyptian city became the political and cultural center of the Ayyubid dynasty under Saladin's rule?
A) Cairo
B) Giza
C) Alexandria
D) Luxor
- 17. What was the name of the Sultan of the Seljuk Sultanate who appointed Saladin as the vizier of Egypt?
A) Alp Arslan
B) Malik Shah
C) Muhammad Tapar
D) Nur ad-Din
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