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1601.	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
Answer» B. arthur schlesinger

Discussion

1602.	Justinian’s costly wars with the …………….completely routed out his desire for a united Roman empire.
A.	persians
B.	mongols
C.	afghans
D.	romans
Answer» B. mongols

Discussion

1603.	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
Answer» B. j.f. richards

Discussion

1604.	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
Answer» C. 1457

Discussion

1605.	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
Answer» C. 6th

Discussion

1606.	The system based on agrarian order developed first in Western Europe during theearly medieval period and then spread to the other parts of Europe is called………………..
A.	feudalism
B.	renaissance
C.	reformation
D.	capitalism
Answer» B. renaissance

Discussion

1607.	In the 17th century China was dominated by the………………, whose rule continuedup to the beginning of the 20th century.
A.	manchus
B.	afghans
C.	tang
D.	sung
Answer» B. afghans

Discussion

1608.	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
Answer» B. afghans

Discussion

1609.	The ………………dynasty came in top dominance after the fall of the Tang and theyruled China for about three centuries.
A.	manchu
B.	sung
C.	afghan
D.	mongol
Answer» C. afghan

Discussion

1610.	The early medieval period in the history of China was marked by the efficient rule ofthe …………………dynasty, which had lasted from 7th century to early 10th century.
A.	tang
B.	sung
C.	manchu
D.	afghan
Answer» B. sung

Discussion

1611.	The Mughal Empire had already started its course of political disintegration duringthe later part of…………………’s reign.
A.	shajahan
B.	aurangzeb
C.	humayun
D.	babar
Answer» C. humayun

Discussion

1612.	The Mughal Empire reached its highest point during the reign of its last powerfulruler,………………….
A.	akbar
B.	bahadurshah ii
C.	aurangzeb
D.	shajahan
Answer» D. shajahan

Discussion

1613.	Major part of the Indian sub-continent was brought under one ruler by the…………………in the 16th and 17th centuries.
A.	sultanate
B.	mughals
C.	mayuryas
D.	nandas
Answer» C. mayuryas

Discussion

1614.	From the middle of the 14th century to the …………century Deccan and some partsof South India was dominated by the Vijayanagara and Bahmini kingdoms.
A.	16th
B.	17th
C.	18th
D.	19th
Answer» B. 17th

Discussion

1615.	The ……………..rulers were successful in bringing the entire north India under theircontrol especially in the 14th century.
A.	sultanate
B.	pratihara
C.	mughal
D.	gupta
Answer» B. pratihara

Discussion

1616.	The Delhi Sultanate was established by the Turks in the 13th century, which lastedtill the …………..century.
A.	14th
B.	15th
C.	16th
D.	17th
Answer» D. 17th

Discussion

1617.	The decline of the Chola power in the ………….. century gave way for the upcomingof several regional kingdoms.
A.	11th
B.	12th
C.	13th
D.	14th
Answer» D. 14th

Discussion

1618.	Several Rajput States also emerged during this period in North India, especiallyafter the decline of the……………...
A.	pratiharas
B.	rashtrakutas
C.	palas
D.	senas
Answer» B. rashtrakutas

Discussion

1619.	The most powerful three regional kingdom of ………….India and Deccan duringthe period between 8th and 10th centuries were the Rashtrakutas, the Pratiharas and the Palas, who fought each other for supremacy.
A.	north
B.	south
C.	west
D.	east
Answer» B. south

Discussion

1620.	In India, after the break-up of the ……………Empire in the 5th century, muchnumber of regional powers came into existence.
A.	gupta
B.	muryan
C.	nanda
D.	indo-greek
Answer» B. muryan

Discussion

1621.	The Turks controlled the Arab empire thereafter till the 15th century when the ……………….became the rulers of the Arab territories.
A.	ottoman turks
B.	seljuk turks
C.	arabs
D.	palas
Answer» B. seljuk turks

Discussion

1622.	The Abbasid rule lasted till the 11th century when they were ousted from power bythe ……………...
A.	seljuk turks
B.	ottoman turks
C.	arabs
D.	guptas
Answer» B. ottoman turks

Discussion

1623.	Umayyad was overthrown by the Abbasids in 750 AD, who made……………….their capital.
A.	jerusalem
B.	assyria
C.	harvard
D.	baghdad
Answer» E.

Discussion

1624.	By the middle of the 7th century, centralized power was established in the Arabempire by the……………….
A.	umayyad
B.	abbasid
C.	sultanate
D.	mughal
Answer» B. abbasid

Discussion

1625.	After the death of the prophet in……………., the Arab kingdom developed into avast empire, comprising of Arabia, Syria, Egypt, Iran Central Asia, North Africa and Spain.
A.	622
B.	632
C.	642
D.	662
Answer» C. 642

Discussion

1626.	………………..can be described as a type of government in which political power isexercised locally by private individuals rather than through the bureaucracy of a centralized state.
A.	capitalism
B.	renaissance
C.	reformation
D.	feudalism
Answer» E.

Discussion

1627.	In the meanwhile, ……………..had founded the Carolingian dynasty in thebeginning of the 9th century which ruled the parts of modern France and Germany and a part of Italy.
A.	charlemagne
B.	arthur schlesinger
C.	j.f. richards
D.	paul sweezy
Answer» B. arthur schlesinger

Discussion

1628.	The Eastern Roman empire came to an end when the …………..conquered Constantinople in 1453 AD.
A.	turks
B.	austria
C.	spain
D.	arabs
Answer» B. austria

Discussion

1629.	After the decline and fall of the Western Roman Empire in the 5th century, theEastern Roman empire or the Byzantine Empire with ……………..as its capital was formed which remained for about a thousand years.
A.	kabul
B.	assyria
C.	harvard
D.	constantinople
Answer» E.

Discussion

1630.	The ambitious task, …………………had outlined – to present in ‘chronological order of successive changes in the means and relations of production’ – still remains unfinished.
A.	d.d. kosambi
B.	b.d. chattopadhyaya
C.	arthur schlesinger
D.	j.f. richards
Answer» B. b.d. chattopadhyaya

Discussion

1631.	The Battle of Plassey in…………….., which saw the beginning of the British rule in India.
A.	1557
B.	1657
C.	1748
D.	1757
Answer» E.

Discussion

1632.	Prior to Mill, the Romantic minded Orientalists like ……………..and later MaximumMuller had valorized the ‘Hindu period’ through a study of Sanskrit tests.
A.	sir william jones
B.	john kelleher
C.	j.f. richards
D.	maurice dobb
Answer» B. john kelleher

Discussion

1633.	Instead of ancient, medieval and modern categories ….deliberately used Hindu,Muslim and British periods.
A.	paul sweezy
B.	maurice dobb
C.	james mill
D.	john kelleher
Answer» D. john kelleher

Discussion

1634.	………………was probably the first to use the tripartite division to Indian history inthe early 19th century.
A.	james mill
B.	john kelleher
C.	arthur schlesinger
D.	j.f. richards
Answer» B. john kelleher

Discussion

1635.	The religious wars known as the …………….also took place during the medieval period.
A.	reformation
B.	renaissance
C.	crusades
D.	hundred year’s war
Answer» D. hundred year’s war

Discussion

1636.	It was during the Early Middle Ages that the world witnessed the rise, growth and decay of the ………………dynasty stared by Emperor Charlemagne, which could fill the power vacancy that had existed since the fall of the Roman Empire.
A.	frankish
B.	babylonian
C.	carolingian
D.	romanov
Answer» D. romanov

Discussion

1637.	……………….. court was the centre of a cultural revival that is sometimes referred to as the ‘Carolingian Renaissance’, till its break up towards the end of the 10th century.
A.	charlemagne’s
B.	john kelleher
C.	justinian
D.	paul sweaty
Answer» B. john kelleher

Discussion

1638.	Johan Huizinga was a …………………historian.
A.	dutch
B.	austrian
C.	spanish
D.	frankish
Answer» B. austrian

Discussion

1639.	Henri Pirenne was a ……………….historian.
A.	belgian
B.	assyrian
C.	spanish
D.	babylonian
Answer» B. assyrian

Discussion

1640.	The conquest of Constantinople by the Turks in …………… AD is commonly usedas the end date of the medieval world.
A.	1433
B.	1451
C.	1453
D.	1475
Answer» D. 1475

Discussion

1641.	The tri-partite periodisation became popular after the German historian ………………..used it in his ‘Universal History Divided into Ancient, Medieval and New Period’ (1683).
A.	christoph cellarius
B.	john kelleher
C.	justinian
D.	maurice dobb
Answer» B. john kelleher

Discussion

1642.	The most commonly given start date in European history for medieval period is …………………. AD, in the year Romulus Augustus the last Roman emperor in the West abdicated.
A.	456
B.	466
C.	476
D.	499
Answer» D. 499

Discussion

1643.	………used the tri-partite periodisation in his ‘History of Florentine People’ (1442)
A.	arthur schlesinger
B.	leonardo bruni
C.	j.f. richards
D.	paul sweezy
Answer» C. j.f. richards

Discussion

1644.	……………..may be considered as the first writer who has made a tri-partitedivision to the world history for the first time.
A.	leonardo bruni
B.	john kelleher
C.	arthur schlesinger
D.	maurice dobb
Answer» B. john kelleher

Discussion

1645.	In fact, the concept of periodisation in world history had its beginnings in thewritings of the humanist writer, …………..in the 14th century.
A.	petrarch
B.	john kelleher
C.	j.f. richards
D.	dante
Answer» B. john kelleher

Discussion

1646.	‘A Study of History’ is the work of ………………….
A.	roger lewin
B.	arnold toynbee
C.	leonardo bruni
D.	arthur schlesinger
Answer» C. leonardo bruni

Discussion

1647.	……………………The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, which waspublished in six volumes between 1776 and 1788.
A.	edward gibbon’s
B.	john kelleher
C.	j.f. richards
D.	maurice dobb
Answer» B. john kelleher

Discussion

1648.	Who wrote the Decline of the West?
A.	oswald spengler
B.	john kelleher
C.	arthur schlesinger
D.	j.f. richards
Answer» B. john kelleher

Discussion

1649.	Hegel’s thoughts on world history are expressed in The Philosophy of History, basedon lectures first given in……………..
A.	1802
B.	1813
C.	1822
D.	1856
Answer» D. 1856

Discussion

1650.	………………….caused a split in western Christianity by posting his “95 Theses” onthe door of the castle church in Wittenberg, Germany (1517 A.D.).
A.	martin luther
B.	john kelleher
C.	arthur schlesinger
D.	j.f. richards
Answer» B. john kelleher

Discussion

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

The Mughal Empire had already started its course of political disintegration duringthe later part of…………………’s reign.

The Mughal Empire reached its highest point during the reign of its last powerfulruler,………………….

Major part of the Indian sub-continent was brought under one ruler by the…………………in the 16th and 17th centuries.

From the middle of the 14th century to the …………century Deccan and some partsof South India was dominated by the Vijayanagara and Bahmini kingdoms.

The ……………..rulers were successful in bringing the entire north India under theircontrol especially in the 14th century.

The Delhi Sultanate was established by the Turks in the 13th century, which lastedtill the …………..century.

The decline of the Chola power in the ………….. century gave way for the upcomingof several regional kingdoms.

Several Rajput States also emerged during this period in North India, especiallyafter the decline of the……………...

The most powerful three regional kingdom of ………….India and Deccan duringthe period between 8th and 10th centuries were the Rashtrakutas, the Pratiharas and the Palas, who fought each other for supremacy.

In India, after the break-up of the ……………Empire in the 5th century, muchnumber of regional powers came into existence.

The Turks controlled the Arab empire thereafter till the 15th century when the ……………….became the rulers of the Arab territories.

The Abbasid rule lasted till the 11th century when they were ousted from power bythe ……………...

Umayyad was overthrown by the Abbasids in 750 AD, who made……………….their capital.

By the middle of the 7th century, centralized power was established in the Arabempire by the……………….

After the death of the prophet in……………., the Arab kingdom developed into avast empire, comprising of Arabia, Syria, Egypt, Iran Central Asia, North Africa and Spain.

………………..can be described as a type of government in which political power isexercised locally by private individuals rather than through the bureaucracy of a centralized state.

In the meanwhile, ……………..had founded the Carolingian dynasty in thebeginning of the 9th century which ruled the parts of modern France and Germany and a part of Italy.

The Eastern Roman empire came to an end when the …………..conquered Constantinople in 1453 AD.

After the decline and fall of the Western Roman Empire in the 5th century, theEastern Roman empire or the Byzantine Empire with ……………..as its capital was formed which remained for about a thousand years.

The ambitious task, …………………had outlined – to present in ‘chronological order of successive changes in the means and relations of production’ – still remains unfinished.

The Battle of Plassey in…………….., which saw the beginning of the British rule in India.

Prior to Mill, the Romantic minded Orientalists like ……………..and later MaximumMuller had valorized the ‘Hindu period’ through a study of Sanskrit tests.

Instead of ancient, medieval and modern categories ….deliberately used Hindu,Muslim and British periods.

………………was probably the first to use the tripartite division to Indian history inthe early 19th century.

The religious wars known as the …………….also took place during the medieval period.

It was during the Early Middle Ages that the world witnessed the rise, growth and decay of the ………………dynasty stared by Emperor Charlemagne, which could fill the power vacancy that had existed since the fall of the Roman Empire.

……………….. court was the centre of a cultural revival that is sometimes referred to as the ‘Carolingian Renaissance’, till its break up towards the end of the 10th century.

Johan Huizinga was a …………………historian.

Henri Pirenne was a ……………….historian.

The conquest of Constantinople by the Turks in …………… AD is commonly usedas the end date of the medieval world.

The tri-partite periodisation became popular after the German historian ………………..used it in his ‘Universal History Divided into Ancient, Medieval and New Period’ (1683).

The most commonly given start date in European history for medieval period is …………………. AD, in the year Romulus Augustus the last Roman emperor in the West abdicated.

………used the tri-partite periodisation in his ‘History of Florentine People’ (1442)

……………..may be considered as the first writer who has made a tri-partitedivision to the world history for the first time.

In fact, the concept of periodisation in world history had its beginnings in thewritings of the humanist writer, …………..in the 14th century.

‘A Study of History’ is the work of ………………….

……………………The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, which waspublished in six volumes between 1776 and 1788.

Who wrote the Decline of the West?

Hegel’s thoughts on world history are expressed in The Philosophy of History, basedon lectures first given in……………..

………………….caused a split in western Christianity by posting his “95 Theses” onthe door of the castle church in Wittenberg, Germany (1517 A.D.).