Question

Answer all questions given under the heading

Umayyad dynasty

1. How long did the Umayyad rule?
2. Name their Capital.
3. What type of new achievement did the Umayyad introduced?
4. By whom were the Umayyad overthrown?

Answer 1

1. Umayyads ruled for about 100 years.
2. Damascus was their capital.
3. They developed a new style of architecture known as Saracenic architecture. The arches, the pillars, and the minarets and domes came to India later and blended with Indian ideas.
4. Umayyads were thrown by Abbasids.