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This set of History of the Medieval World Multiple Choice Questions & Answers (MCQs) focuses on History Of The Medieval World Set 2

Q1 | Which of the following is credited to Charlemagne?
  • the defeat of the muslims at the battle of tours
  • the development of banking
  • the development of feudalism
  • the revival of latin learning
Q2 | The manor economy was based on
  • trade among many villages.
  • metalworking.
  • farming and self-sufficiency.
  • herding and weaving.
Q3 | How did monks and nuns improve life during the Middle Ages?
  • they cared for the sick and poor.
  • they opposed the feudal system.
  • they gave land to the peasants.
  • they excommunicated criminals.
Q4 | What change in education developed in the middle Ages?
  • the first universities evolved.
  • large universities with permanent buildings came into being.
  • students with very little training could qualify to be a teacher.
  • women began to attend universities.
Q5 | The Black Death was caused by
  • malnutrition.
  • lack of vaccines.
  • a disease spread by rats.
  • wounds suffered during the hundred years war.
Q6 | - the pre- Islamic era is known as:
  • modern age
  • age of ignorance
  • golden age
  • none
Q7 | Ma'rib dam was located in:
  • iraq
  • yaman
  • egypt
  • none
Q8 | Ka'bah is situated in the valley of:
  • faran
  • makkah
  • taif
  • medina
Q9 | The capital of Umayyad dynasty was:
  • baghdad
  • cairo
  • khusran
  • damascus
Q10 | Samarra was built by
  • al-mansur
  • al mahdi
  • al-must'asim
  • none
Q11 | The ottoman dynasty fell in:
  • 1857
  • 1926
  • 1940
  • 1924
Q12 | Literal meaning of Jihad is ;
  • exemption
  • sacrifice
  • fight
  • struggle
Q13 | For the first time Abdul Malik issued purely Muslim Coinage Know as:
  • pound
  • deenar
  • dirham
  • ruppe
Q14 | Al-Firdousi was the poet of:
  • persia
  • asia
  • africa
  • america
Q15 | - ---- was the real founder of the Abbasid dynasty
  • al-safah
  • abu jafar
  • muhammad musa
  • abdullah
Q16 | In the adminstration of the ummayads the court language was:
  • persian
  • arabics
  • french
  • german
Q17 | Al-Qanun - Fil tib was written by;
  • almasudi
  • ibn-ishq
  • al- yaqubi
  • ibn sina
Q18 | The first capital of Abbasid Caliphate was
  • al-hashmiyah
  • samrah
  • baghdad
  • none of these
Q19 | Al-Idrisi was a famous
  • musician
  • poet
  • geographer
  • none of these
Q20 | Constantinople fell into the hands of the Muslims in
  • 1453
  • 1543
  • 1354
  • none of these
Q21 | During muslim rule was the capital of Spain
  • cordava
  • toledo
  • garnada
  • none of these
Q22 | Under the emperors after Justinian, the chief concern of the Byzantine state was
  • religious heresy and controversy.
  • the over taxation of the peasants and frequent peasant rebellions.
  • the defense against slavs, russians, and the arabs
  • the conversion of the slavs to christianity.
Q23 | Grand Mosque at Damascus was built by
  • abdul malik
  • waleed
  • umar bin abdul aziz
  • none of these
Q24 | Dots on Arabic letter was introduced by
  • hajjaj
  • yahya barmaki
  • hassan basri
  • none of these
Q25 | Mamun-ur-Rashid following __________ doctrines.
  • ismaili
  • ashari
  • mutazilla
  • none of these