The Middle Ages

Samacheer Book Back Questions And Answers For History Standard 9 Full Book “The Middle Ages”

I. Choose the correct answer:
1. _____was the old religion of Japan
(a) Shinto
(b) Confucianism
(c) Taoism
(d) Animism

2. _____ means great name – lord.
(a) Daimyo
(b) Shogun
(c) Fujiwara
(d) Tokugawa

3. The Arab General who conquered Spain was _____.
(a) Tariq
(b) Alaric
(c) Saladin
(d) Mohammad the Conqueror

4. Harun-al-Rashid was the able emperor of _____.
(a) Abbasid dynasty
(b) Umayyad dynasty
(c) Sassanid dynasty
(d) Mongol dynasty

5. Feudalism centred around _____
(a) vassalage
(b) slavery
(c) serfdom
(d) land

II. Fill in the blanks:
1. _____ were the original inhabitants of Japan.
2. _____ was the original name of Japan.
3. _____ was the original name of Medina.
4. _____ were the barbarians posing a threat to the Chinese in the north.
5. _____ established Ottoman supremacy in the Balkans.

Answers:
1. Ainus
2. Yamato
3. Yethrib
4. The Mongols
5. Mohammed II

III. Find out the correct statement:
1 (i) Chengiz Khan was an intolerant person in religion
(ii) Mongols destroyed the city of Jerusalem
(iii) Crusades weakened the Ottoman Empire
(iv) Pope Gregory succeeded in making King Henry IV to abdicate the throne by means of Interdict
(a) (i) is correct
(b) (ii) is correct
(c) (ii) and (iii) are correct
(d) (iv) is correct

2. (i) Mangu Khan was the Governor of China.
(ii) Mongol court in China impressed Marco Polo.
(iii) The leader of Red Turbans was Hung Chao.
(iv) Mongols established their rule in China in the name of Yuan dynasty.
a. (i) is correct
b. (ii) is correct
c. (ii) and (iv) are correct
d. (iv) is correct

3. (i) Boyang and Changon were built during Sung dynasty.
(ii) Peasant uprisings led to the collapse of Tang dynasty.
(iii) Seljuq Turks were a tribe of Tartars.
(iv) Mongols established their rule in China in the name of Yuan dynasty.
(a) (i) is correct
(b) (ii) is correct
(c) (iii) & (iv) is correct
(d) (iv) is correct

4. Assertion (A): Buddhism went to China from India
Reason (R): The earliest Indian inhabitants in China were the followers of Buddhism.
a) A is correct; R is wrong
b) Both A & R are wrong
c) Both A & R are correct
d) A is wrong R is irrelevant to A

5. Assertion (A): The fall of Jerusalem into the hands of Seljuk Turks led to the Crusades.
Reason (R): European Christian pilgrims were denied access to Jerusalem.
a) A is correct; R is not the correct explanation of A
b) A and R are correct
c) A and R are wrong
d) A is correct, R is the correct explanation of A

IV. Match the Following:
1. Red Turbans                              A. Kamakura
2. Seljuk Turks                               B. Mohammad II
3. First Shogunate                         C. City of Arabian Nights
4. Baghdad                                    D. Chu Yuan Chang
5. Capture of Constantinople        E. Central Asia

Answers:
1. D
2. E
3. A
4. C
5. B