Q5 of 21 Page 26

Answer all questions given under each heading

Rule of Abbasids


(a) Who were the Abbasids?


(b) What was the title assumed by Abbasid Caliph?


(c) Where did they have their new capital?


(d) In whose period was the Abbasid Empire at the height of its glory?


(a)The people that descended from the Prophet Muhammad’s uncle (Abbas) were called the Abbasids. They overthrew the Umayyads.


(b) The Abbasid Caliph assumed the title of ‘the Commander of the Faithful’, and had as much authority as an Emperor.


(c) The Abbasids declared their capital at Baghdad (in Iraq). It was previously at Damascus.


(d) The Abbasid Empire reached the height of its glory under the reign of Harun-al-Rashid. After his death, the empire began to crumble and form independent kingdoms


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Match the Following

1. Red Turbans – Kamakura


2. Seljuk Turks – Mohammad II


3. First Shogunate – City of Arabian Nights


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Answer all questions given under each heading

Shogunate in Japan


(a) Name the two Daimyo families that fought for power in Japan.


(b) Who emerged successful in the fight?


(c) What was the title given by the Emperor to the victorious?


(d) Where was the capital of the first Shogunate established?


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Answer the following briefly

The Great Wall of China.


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Answer the following briefly

Contribution of Arabs to Science and Technology.