Deck 3: Historical Dynasties and Empires: Rise and Fall

Question 1

The Mughal Empire had already started its course of political disintegration during the later part of…………………'s reign.

A)shajahan
B)aurangzeb
C)humayun
D)babar

Answer 1

aurangzeb

Question 2

The early medieval period in the history of China was marked by the efficient rule of the …………………dynasty, which had lasted from 7th century to early 10th century.

A)tang
B)sung
C)manchu
D)afghan

Answer 2

tang

Question 3

The ………………dynasty came in top dominance after the fall of the Tang and they ruled China for about three centuries.

A)manchu
B)sung
C)afghan
D)mongol

Answer 3

sung

Question 4

After the fall of the Sung dynasty China was over-run by the ……………..for the next hundred years, who at this time had dominated many parts of Asia and Europe.

A)mongols
B)afghans
C)manchu
D)tang

Question 5

In the 17th century China was dominated by the………………, whose rule continued up to the beginning of the 20th century.

A)manchus
B)afghans
C)tang
D)sung

Question 6

The system based on agrarian order developed first in Western Europe during the early medieval period and then spread to the other parts of Europe is called………………..

A)feudalism
B)renaissance
C)reformation
D)capitalism

Question 7

Even before the fall of the ancient Roman Empire in the …………… century, the Byzantine Empire or the Eastern Roman Empire had come into existence.

A)4th
B)5th
C)6th
D)7th

Question 8

The Byzantine Empire remained in power, though nominally till …………….AD when it was completely overpowered by the Turks.

A)1353
B)1453
C)1457
D)1463

Question 9

Emperor ……………..had split the Roman Empire into two separate administrative regions, the Eastern and Western halves, towards the end of the third century itself.

A)arthur schlesinger
B)diocletian
C)j.f. richards
D)justinian

Question 10

Emperor …………….re-founded the old city of Byzantium as the new capital of the Eastern half with a new name, Constantinople.

A)constantine
B)j.f. richards
C)justinian
D)augustus ceaser

Question 11

Justinian's costly wars with the …………….completely routed out his desire for a united Roman empire.

A)persians
B)mongols
C)afghans
D)romans

Question 12

After…………………'s death external threats to his empire intensified, the Persians from the east and Slavs, Hungarians, Huns etc. from the north.

A)justinian
B)arthur schlesinger
C)j.f. richards
D)constantine

Question 13

The 11th and 12th centuries were a period of relative calm as far as the ………………Empire was concerned.

A)eastern roman
B)gupta
C)nanda
D)maurya

Question 14

The external attacks and internal rivalries once again intensified in the 14th century, which eventually led to the capture of Constantinople by the………………….

A)ottoman turks
B)afghans
C)persians
D)arabs

Question 15

The Ostrogoths were the barbarians in…………..

A)italy
B)france
C)austria
D)spain

Question 16

The Visigoths were the barbarians in…………….

A)spain
B)france
C)north africa
D)britain

Question 17

During the period a nucleus of power unfolded in northern Gaul and developed into a kingdom called Austrasia and Neustria, ruled for almost three centuries by a dynasty of kings called……………...

A)carolingian
B)merovingians
C)manchu
D)tang

Question 18

Charles Martal became the king and founded the Carolingian dynasty in the ……………. century.

A)6th
B)7th
C)8th
D)9th

Question 19

Charles Martal's successor, ……………..initiated a programme of systematic expansion that would unify a large portion of Europe.

A)charlemagne
B)alauddin khilji
C)arthur schlesinger
D)justinian

Question 20

The imperial coronation of ……………….on the Christmas day of 800 is often regarded as a turning point in medieval European history because it filled a power vacancy that had existed since the fall of the ancient Roman Empire.

A)arthur schlesinger
B)charlemagne
C)j.f. richards
D)alauddin khilji

Question 21

……………… court in Aachen was the centre of cultural revival that is sometimes referred to as the 'Carolingian Renaissance'.

A)charlemagne
B)justinian
C)alauddin khilji
D)augustus ceaser

Question 22

The term ……………..refers to the first system of governance established in the Islamic state and represented the political authority.

A)feudalism
B)socialism
C)mercantilism
D)caliphate

Question 23

In fact Caliphate was the first system of government established in Arabia after the death of the Prophet in ………….. AD.

A)602
B)612
C)622
D)632

Question 24

The Caliphate rule in the Islamic world stretches over a vast span of time from 632 to 1924, from the death of the Prophet to the year when Mustaffa Kamal Pasha of …………….officially abolished the last Caliphate, the Ottoman Empire and founded the Republic of Turkey.

A)turkey
B)france
C)netherlands
D)belgium

Question 25

After the rule of the pious caliphs, the caliphate was ruled by the Umayyad Caliphate, followed by the……………..

A)sultanate
B)mughal
C)tang
D)abbasid caliphate