Question
Apocryphally, the blood of followers of this religion was used to power mills and create bread during the conquest of Gorgan. For 10 points each:
[10e] Name this religion whose followers began converting to Islam after the fall of the Sassanids and Arab conquest of Persia.
ANSWER: Zoroastrianism [accept word forms such as Zoroastrians]
[10h] al-Mutawakkil cut down a cypress planted by Zoroaster and used it to build part of a spiral minaret in this city, whose “anarchy” resulted in Abbasid leadership moving to Baghdad.
ANSWER: Samarra
[10m] Parsis fled to India after the takeover of Persia by this first caliphate ruled by Umar and Uthman. The Umayyads supplanted this caliphate after the death of Ali.
ANSWER: Rashidun Caliphate [or al-Khilāfah ar-Rāšidah]
<Ganon Evans, History - World - Middle Eastern> ~22646~ <Editor: Hari Parameswaran>
Data
Summary
| Tournament | Edition | Exact Match? | Heard | PPB | Easy % | Medium % | Hard % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 PACE NSC | 06/08/2024 | Y | 36 | 19.44 | 97% | 67% | 31% |