WorksheetsUnit 1 Chpt 8
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
What is a Lateen?
A type of Islamic scholar
A triangular sail attached to the masts of dhows
A regional dynasty in the mid-10th century
A Muslim leader in the 12th century
Who was Al-Mahdi?
A Muslim leader in the 12th century
A nomadic invader from central Asia
The third of the Abbasid caliphs
A brilliant Islamic theologian
Which dynasty invaded and captured Baghdad in the mid-10th century?
Seljuk Turks
Buyids
Mamluks
Mongols
Who were the Seljuk Turks?
Orthodox religious scholars within Islam
Nomadic invaders from central Asia via Persia
Muslim slave warriors
A regional splinter dynasty
What was the purpose of the Crusades?
To establish a dynasty in Egypt
To press for more conservative and restrictive theology
To free the Holy Land from Muslims
To develop the concept that dynasties of nomadic conquerors had a cycle of three generations
Who was Saladin?
A Muslim leader in the last decades of the 12th century
The third of the Abbasid caliphs
A brilliant Islamic theologian
A nomadic invader from central Asia
What did Ibn Khaldun develop?
The concept that dynasties of nomadic conquerors had a cycle of three generations
A series of military adventures to free the Holy Land
A triangular sail attached to the masts of dhows
A more conservative and restrictive theology
Who wrote the Shah-Nama?
Al-ghazali
Ibn Khaldun
Firdausi
Chinggis Khan
What did the Ulama press for?
More military adventures
More conservative and restrictive theology
The development of triangular sails
The capture of Baghdad
Who were the Mamluks?
Nomadic invaders from central Asia
Muslim slave warriors
Orthodox religious scholars
A regional splinter dynasty
Who was the Arab general that conquered Sind in India and declared the region to be part of the Umayyad Empire?
Mahmud of Ghazni
Muhammad of Ghur
Qutb-ud-din Aibak
Muhammad ibn Qasim
Which ruler is credited with sacking one of the wealthiest Hindu temples in northern India?
Muhammad ibn Qasim
Mahmud of Ghazni
Qutb-ud-din Aibak
Mira Bai
Who established a kingdom in India with its capital at Delhi and proclaimed himself Sultan of India?
Muhammad ibn Qasim
Mahmud of Ghazni
Qutb-ud-din Aibak
Muhammad of Ghur
Which Hindu groups stressed the importance of strong emotional bonds between devotees and the god or goddess?
Bhaktic cults
Sufi orders
Jain communities
Buddhist sects
Who was the celebrated Hindu writer of religious poetry that reflected the openness of bhaktic cults to women?
Kabir
Mira Bai
Muhammad of Ghur
Qutb-ud-din Aibak
Which trading empire was centered on the Malacca Straits between Malaya and Sumatra?
Demak
Malacca
Shrivijaya
Bhaktic cults
What was the Portuguese factory or fortified trade town located on the tip of the Malayan peninsula?
Demak
Malacca
Shrivijaya
Delhi
Which trading state on the north coast of Java converted to Islam and served as a point of dissemination?
Demak
Malacca
Shrivijaya
Bhaktic cults
Which city was the capital of the Umayyad Caliphate?
Baghdad
Damascus
Cairo
Mecca
What was the primary language of administration in the Abbasid Caliphate?
Persian
Arabic
Turkish
Greek
