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