HISTORY
THE MUSLIM WORLD AND AFRICA
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Question
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The capital city of the Abbasid Empire was ____
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Mecca
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Baghdad
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Constantinople
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Medina
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -The Abbasids overthrew the Umayyads and established their rule in 750 CE. They shifted their capital from Damascus to Baghdad .
Detailed explanation-2: -Located along the Tigris River and at the junction of historic trade roads, Baghdad is the capital of Iraq and the country’s largest city being home to more than 7.6 million inhabitants.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Abbasid Caliphate first centered its government in Kufa, modern-day Iraq, but in 762 the caliph Al-Mansur founded the city of Baghdad, near the ancient Babylonian capital city of Babylon. Baghdad became the center of science, culture and invention in what became known as the Golden Age of Islam.
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