Early Middle Ages and IslamVersión en línea Test your knowledge about the Early Middle Ages and Islam por José m Jiménez 1 Middle Ages is the historical period which began with ... a The invention of writing b The fall of the Western Roman Empire c The fall of the Eastern Roman Empire d The discovery of America 2 Who was the Roman emperor who divided the Empire into two halves? a Diocletian b Honorius c Arcadius d Theodosius 3 What was the Eastern Roman Empire called? a Byzantine Empire b Carolingian Empire c Islamic Empire d Frankish Empire 4 Which of the Germanic tribes was settled in Gaul? a Visigoths b Vandals c Franks d Visigoths 5 City which was the capital of the Byzantine Empire... a Constantinople b Baghdad c Rome d Vienna 6 This Byzantine Emperor wanted to rebuild the former Roman Empire... a Constantine the Great b Theodosius the Great c Justinian the Great d Alexander the Great 7 What famous monument can you see in this picture? a Basilica of San Vitale b Colosseum of Rome c Hippodrome of Constantinople d Hagia Sophia 8 What type of art work is this? a Icon b Mosaic c Architecture d Sculpture 9 First Mayor of the Palace who became King of the Franks... a Pippin the Short b Charles the Great c Charles Martel d Lothair 10 Who proclaimed Charles the Great as emperor? a Himself b His father, Pippin the Short c Pope Leo III d His grandfaher, Charles Martel 11 Charlemagne established the capital of his empire in... a Rome b Paris c Constantinople d Aachen 12 Where did Islam originate? a Arabian peninsula b Anatolian peninsula c Crimean peninsula d Italian peninsula 13 What event marked the start of the Islamic calendar? a The death of Muhammad b Muhammad fled from Mecca c Muhammad conquered Mecca d The birth pf Muhammad 14 Hispania was conquered by the Muslims under the ...................... Caliphate a Orthodox b Ummayad c Abbasid d Fatimid 15 What is the name of the Muslim sacred book? a Sura b Hegira c Yihad d Koran 16 What is the meaning of the word "Caliph" in Arabic? a King b Prophet c Successor d God 17 What do we call the most important part of a Muslim city? a Souk b Medina c Alcazar d Mosque 18 What is the name of this famous monument from Al-Andalus? a The Mosque of Cordoba b The Alhambra of Granada c Medina Zahara d The Giralda 19 Who defeated the Muslims at the battle of Poitiers? a Justinian the Great b Charles the Great c Charlemagne d Charles Martel 20 Which of the Germanic tribes was settled in the north of Africa? a The Franks b The Vandals c The Ostrogoths d The Visigoths 21 Only this part of Charlemagne ´s palace remains today... a Palatine Chapel b Audience room c Treasure room d Kitchen 22 Who conquered Constantinople in 1453? a Muslims b Mongols c Ottoman Turks d Franks 23 Name of the most famous empress in the Byzantine Empire... a Cleopatra b Agrippina c Helen d Theodora 24 When was signed the Treaty of Verdun? a 622 AD b 800 AD c 843 AD d 1248 AD
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