Course 14 Dark Ages Quiz

What is the period between 500 A.D. and 1450 A.D. often called in Europe?

• Middle Ages

• Renaissance

• Enlightenment

• Industrial Revolution

What was the political system based on reciprocal relationships between lords and vassals in Medieval Europe?

• Dictatorship

• Democracy

• Monarchy

• Feudalism

Who was the important philosopher in the Middle Ages known for his theological work?

• Socrates

• Plato

• Aristotle

• Thomas Aquinas

Which dynasty made China's government more of a meritocracy?

• Song Dynasty

• Tang Dynasty

• Qin Dynasty

• Ming Dynasty

What did Muslim scholars translate and preserve from Greek, Buddhist, and Hindu manuscripts?

• Art

• Religious texts

• Scientific works

• Poetry

Which Islamic dynasty moved the capital of the empire to Baghdad?

• Umayyad Dynasty

• Fatimid Dynasty

• Abbasid Dynasty

• Ayyubid Dynasty

What did the Islamic empire adopt from India that became an important mathematical concept?

• Trigonometry

• Algebra

• Zero

• Geometry

Which city in Islamic Spain became a center for the arts and architecture?

• Seville

• Cordoba

• Granada

• Toledo

Who wrote the Canon of Medicine, which became the standard medical textbook for centuries?

• Al-Razi

• Ibn Sina

• Ibn Khaldun

• Avicenna

What did Chinese metalworkers produce as much of by the 11th century as Europe would be able to produce in the 18th century?

• Gold

• Silver

• Copper

• Iron