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| 1451. |
Mamun-ur-Rashid following __________ doctrines. |
| A. | ismaili |
| B. | ashari |
| C. | mutazilla |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» D. none of these | |
| 1452. |
Under the emperors after Justinian, the chief concern of the Byzantine state was |
| A. | religious heresy and controversy. |
| B. | the over taxation of the peasants and frequent peasant rebellions. |
| C. | the defense against slavs, russians, and the arabs |
| D. | the conversion of the slavs to christianity. |
| Answer» D. the conversion of the slavs to christianity. | |
| 1453. |
Dots on Arabic letter was introduced by |
| A. | hajjaj |
| B. | yahya barmaki |
| C. | hassan basri |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» B. yahya barmaki | |
| 1454. |
Grand Mosque at Damascus was built by |
| A. | abdul malik |
| B. | waleed |
| C. | umar bin abdul aziz |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» B. waleed | |
| 1455. |
Constantinople fell into the hands of the Muslims in |
| A. | 1453 |
| B. | 1543 |
| C. | 1354 |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» B. 1543 | |
| 1456. |
During muslim rule was the capital of Spain |
| A. | cordava |
| B. | toledo |
| C. | garnada |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» B. toledo | |
| 1457. |
The first capital of Abbasid Caliphate was |
| A. | al-hashmiyah |
| B. | samrah |
| C. | baghdad |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» D. none of these | |
| 1458. |
Al-Idrisi was a famous |
| A. | musician |
| B. | poet |
| C. | geographer |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» D. none of these | |
| 1459. |
Al-Qanun - Fil tib was written by; |
| A. | almasudi |
| B. | ibn-ishq |
| C. | al- yaqubi |
| D. | ibn sina |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1460. |
In the adminstration of the ummayads the court language was: |
| A. | persian |
| B. | arabics |
| C. | french |
| D. | german |
| Answer» B. arabics | |
| 1461. |
- ---- was the real founder of the Abbasid dynasty |
| A. | al-safah |
| B. | abu jafar |
| C. | muhammad musa |
| D. | abdullah |
| Answer» B. abu jafar | |
| 1462. |
Al-Firdousi was the poet of: |
| A. | persia |
| B. | asia |
| C. | africa |
| D. | america |
| Answer» B. asia | |
| 1463. |
For the first time Abdul Malik issued purely Muslim Coinage Know as: |
| A. | pound |
| B. | deenar |
| C. | dirham |
| D. | ruppe |
| Answer» C. dirham | |
| 1464. |
Literal meaning of Jihad is ; |
| A. | exemption |
| B. | sacrifice |
| C. | fight |
| D. | struggle |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1465. |
The ottoman dynasty fell in: |
| A. | 1857 |
| B. | 1926 |
| C. | 1940 |
| D. | 1924 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1466. |
Samarra was built by |
| A. | al-mansur |
| B. | al mahdi |
| C. | al-must'asim |
| D. | none |
| Answer» D. none | |
| 1467. |
The capital of Umayyad dynasty was: |
| A. | baghdad |
| B. | cairo |
| C. | khusran |
| D. | damascus |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1468. |
Ka'bah is situated in the valley of: |
| A. | faran |
| B. | makkah |
| C. | taif |
| D. | medina |
| Answer» C. taif | |
| 1469. |
Ma'rib dam was located in: |
| A. | iraq |
| B. | yaman |
| C. | egypt |
| D. | none |
| Answer» C. egypt | |
| 1470. |
- the pre- Islamic era is known as: |
| A. | modern age |
| B. | age of ignorance |
| C. | golden age |
| D. | none |
| Answer» C. golden age | |
| 1471. |
The Black Death was caused by |
| A. | malnutrition. |
| B. | lack of vaccines. |
| C. | a disease spread by rats. |
| D. | wounds suffered during the hundred years war. |
| Answer» D. wounds suffered during the hundred years war. | |
| 1472. |
What change in education developed in the middle Ages? |
| A. | the first universities evolved. |
| B. | large universities with permanent buildings came into being. |
| C. | students with very little training could qualify to be a teacher. |
| D. | women began to attend universities. |
| Answer» B. large universities with permanent buildings came into being. | |
| 1473. |
How did monks and nuns improve life during the Middle Ages? |
| A. | they cared for the sick and poor. |
| B. | they opposed the feudal system. |
| C. | they gave land to the peasants. |
| D. | they excommunicated criminals. |
| Answer» B. they opposed the feudal system. | |
| 1474. |
The manor economy was based on |
| A. | trade among many villages. |
| B. | metalworking. |
| C. | farming and self-sufficiency. |
| D. | herding and weaving. |
| Answer» D. herding and weaving. | |
| 1475. |
Which of the following is credited to Charlemagne? |
| A. | the defeat of the muslims at the battle of tours |
| B. | the development of banking |
| C. | the development of feudalism |
| D. | the revival of latin learning |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1476. |
Monks and nuns served the community by |
| A. | providing social services. |
| B. | remaining secluded and rarely seeing outsiders. |
| C. | pressuring feudal lords to provide social services. |
| D. | performing little manual labor. |
| Answer» B. remaining secluded and rarely seeing outsiders. | |
| 1477. |
The Crusades contributed to the breakdown of feudalism because. |
| A. | muslims captured the property of feudal landholders. |
| B. | the authority of kings increased while many nobles were financially weakened. |
| C. | many peasants converted to islam. |
| D. | all of the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1478. |
Which of these factors did NOT shape the evolution of society in Western Europe during theearly medieval period? |
| A. | roman heritage |
| B. | customs of barbarian tribes |
| C. | roman catholic church |
| D. | eastern orthodox church |
| Answer» C. roman catholic church | |
| 1479. |
The Crusades contributed to all of the following except |
| A. | the growth of mediterranean trading cities. |
| B. | improvement in the level of european technology. |
| C. | greater contact between europe and the byzantine and muslim civilizations. |
| D. | an increase in the power of feudal lords. |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1480. |
. The Third Crusade ended with the |
| A. | decisive victory of richard i in palestine. |
| B. | the defeat of the french at agincourt. |
| C. | defeat of seljuk turks by french-led crusaders. |
| D. | continued control of jerusalem by saladin. |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1481. |
The Crusades were undertaken to |
| A. | keep the holy land out of muslim control. |
| B. | end the great schism. |
| C. | free rome from the byzantines. |
| D. | reform the medieval church. |
| Answer» B. end the great schism. | |
| 1482. |
Feudal society was characterized by |
| A. | a hierarchical system of relationships and obligations. |
| B. | the rule of a strong government. |
| C. | increasing consolidation of power by frankish kings. |
| D. | the absence of hostility between neighboring fiefs. |
| Answer» B. the rule of a strong government. | |
| 1483. |
Where can the finest examples of medieval architecture are seen? |
| A. | cathedrals |
| B. | castles |
| C. | universities |
| D. | all of the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1484. |
"Middle Ages" in Western Europe includes the period __________________________. |
| A. | ad 300 - ad 1600 |
| B. | beginning of byzantine through the end of the roman empire |
| C. | beginning of early christian through the 13th or 14th centuries |
| D. | end of the roman empire through the byzantine period |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1485. |
What renowned church was built by Emperor Justinian in the sixth century? |
| A. | canterbury cathedral |
| B. | st. sophia |
| C. | notre dame |
| D. | st. peter's basilica |
| Answer» C. notre dame | |
| 1486. |
What was the state language of the Eastern Roman Empire after the 7th century? |
| A. | arabic |
| B. | greek |
| C. | latin |
| D. | russian |
| Answer» C. latin | |
| 1487. |
The city of Constantinople is now called __________. |
| A. | athens |
| B. | byzantium |
| C. | istanbul |
| D. | sarajevo |
| Answer» D. sarajevo | |
| 1488. |
What group conquered Constantinople in 1453? |
| A. | bulgarians |
| B. | greco-romans |
| C. | kievan rus |
| D. | ottomans |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1489. |
Which of the following modern countries was not part of the Byzantine Empire? |
| A. | bulgaria |
| B. | egypt |
| C. | france |
| D. | germany |
| Answer» C. france | |
| 1490. |
What city served as the capital of the Byzantine Empire? |
| A. | adrianople |
| B. | ankara |
| C. | constantinople |
| D. | nicodemia |
| Answer» D. nicodemia | |
| 1491. |
Which empire introduced the Eastern Orthodox Church and the Cyrillic alphabet to Russia? |
| A. | mongol |
| B. | byzantine |
| C. | british |
| D. | gupta |
| Answer» C. british | |
| 1492. |
Ziggurat, The temple of heaven was situates at |
| A. | mesopotamia |
| B. | ur |
| C. | memphis |
| D. | harappa |
| Answer» C. memphis | |
| 1493. |
The Patron deity of Ur |
| A. | nanna |
| B. | zeus |
| C. | sphinx |
| D. | anu |
| Answer» B. zeus | |
| 1494. |
“Urban Revolution “the term coined by |
| A. | gorden child |
| B. | flinders petrie |
| C. | pitt rivers |
| D. | henrich schlleman |
| Answer» B. flinders petrie | |
| 1495. |
The invention of wheel was during the period of |
| A. | palaeolithic |
| B. | mesolithic |
| C. | neolithic |
| D. | chalcolithic |
| Answer» D. chalcolithic | |
| 1496. |
Microliths a type of tools used by |
| A. | mesolithic |
| B. | palaeolithic |
| C. | neolithic |
| D. | mettal age |
| Answer» B. palaeolithic | |
| 1497. |
“History of Rome “written by |
| A. | livy |
| B. | tacitus |
| C. | julius caesar |
| D. | aeneid |
| Answer» B. tacitus | |
| 1498. |
Who was the last ruler of the Roman Empire? |
| A. | theodosius |
| B. | constantan |
| C. | romulus augustus |
| D. | julia |
| Answer» D. julia | |
| 1499. |
Who made Christianity as the official religion of the Roman Empire? |
| A. | theodosius |
| B. | constantine |
| C. | julius caesar |
| D. | octovian |
| Answer» B. constantine | |
| 1500. |
Who opined the growth of Christianity was the cause of the down fall of Roman Empire |
| A. | j.b bury |
| B. | edward gibbon |
| C. | arther forrill |
| D. | arnold toyenbee |
| Answer» C. arther forrill | |