History - 14. The Dark Ages...How Dark Were They, Really?

What was the period between 600 and 1450 CE often called in Europe?

• Renaissance

• Middle Ages

• Industrial Revolution

• Enlightenment

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

• Tang Dynasty

• Song Dynasty

• Ming Dynasty

• Qin Dynasty

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

• Hippocrates

• Galen

• Ibn Sina

• Aristotle

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

• Baghdad

• Cairo

• Cordoba

• Mecca

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

• Feudalism

• Republic

• Monarchy

• Dictatorship

Which empire adopted mathematical concepts from India, including the zero?

• Mongol Empire

• Islamic Empire

• Byzantine Empire

• Roman Empire

Who was an important philosopher during the Middle Ages in Europe?

• Plato

• Thomas Aquinas

• Hildegard of Bilgen

• Aristotle

Which empire moved its capital to Damascus and expanded west to Spain?

• Byzantine Empire

• Roman Empire

• Abbasid Dynasty

• Umayyad Dynasty

What was the Battle of the Talas River a defining moment for?

• China and Byzantine Empire

• Mongols and Umayyads

• China and India

• Abbasids and Tang Dynasty

Who wrote the defense of rationality titled 'A Guide for the Perplexed'?

• Maimonides

• Averroes

• Ibn Sina

• Avicenna