This non-American city's Monument to the Unknown Soldier is represented by a shield falling from the hands of a warrior. Another monument here is a pair of arches consisting of hands holding crossed swords. During one event in this city, a ruler was rolled up into a rug and trampled so as to avoid having the earth touch royal blood. This city is divided into the Red and Green Zones and is the home of the Republican Palace. It was home to a massive library called the House of Wisdom and was const
This non-American city's Monument to the Unknown Soldier is represented by a shield falling from the hands of a warrior. Another monument here is a pair of arches consisting of hands holding crossed swords. During one event in this city, a ruler was rolled up into a rug and trampled so as to avoid having the earth touch royal blood. This city is divided into the Red and Green Zones and is the home of the Republican Palace. It was home to a massive library called the House of Wisdom and was constructed by Al-Mansur, who intended for it to replace a previous capital at Damascus. In 1258, Hulagu Khan's Mongols sacked this city, which reportedly made the Tigris turn red with blood. For 10 points, name this capital of the Abbasid Caliphate, the modern-day capital of Iraq.
This non-American city's Monument to the Unknown Soldier is represented by a shield falling from the hands of a warrior.
Baghdad [accept Madinat al-Salaam]