- 1. Which famous battle did Salah ad-Din win against the Crusaders in 1187?
A) Battle of Manzikert
B) Battle of Lepanto
C) Battle of Hattin
D) Battle of Tours
- 2. Which city served as the capital of the Ayyubid dynasty?
A) Damascus
B) Mecca
C) Cairo
D) Baghdad
- 3. What was the ethnic background of the founder of the Ayyubid dynasty?
A) Arab
B) Persian
C) Turkish
D) Kurdish
- 4. Which military order was founded in response to the Ayyubid conquest of Jerusalem in 1187?
A) Teutonic Knights
B) Hospitallers
C) Sovereign Military Order of Malta
D) Knights Templar
- 5. In which year did the Ayyubid dynasty officially come to an end?
A) 1325
B) 1204
C) 1279
D) 1260
- 6. Which city did Salah ad-Din capture from the Crusaders in 1187?
A) Acre
B) Constantinople
C) Antioch
D) Jerusalem
- 7. Who succeeded Salah ad-Din as the ruler of the Ayyubid dynasty?
A) Al-Aziz Uthman
B) Al-Adil I
C) Al-Ashraf Musa
D) Al-Salih Ayyub
- 8. What was the primary religion of the Ayyubid dynasty?
A) Judaism
B) Orthodox Christianity
C) Sunni Islam
D) Shia Islam
- 9. What title did Salah ad-Din give himself after taking control of Egypt?
A) Vizier
B) Emir
C) Caliph
D) Sultan
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