AsterQuiz: Islamic World and South Asia Quiz


AsterQuiz Islamic World and South Asia QuizOnline version Key terms and concepts by Syalah Stevens 1 Mamluks a A dynasty that ruled Egypt from 1250-1517 b Enslaved people, often ethnic Turks from Central Asia, who served as soldiers and bureaucrats and could rise to real power. c A philosophy focusing on mystical fasting 2 Mamluk Sultanate a A Japanese shogunate b An Arabian desert tribe confederation c The state (1250-1517) Mamluks established after seizing Egypt's government; it stopped the Mongols and ran the cotton-sugar trade with Europe. 3 Seljuk Turks a An African mercantile guild b A European royal dynasty c Central Asian Muslims who took much of the Middle East starting in the 11th century and reduced the caliph to a religious figurehead. 4 Sultan a A military camp b The title the Seljuk leader took, signaling that real political power had shifted away from the Abbasid caliph. c A religious title only 5 Crusaders a Chinese inland traders b European Christian soldiers organized to reopen access to Jerusalem's holy sites after the Seljuks restricted travel. c Indo-Pacific explorers 6 Mongols a A tribe of European knights b Central Asian conquerors who ended the Abbasid Empire in 1258 and were stopped in Egypt by the Mamluks. c A Persian merchant confederation 7 Baghdad a A city in Spain b The Abbasid capital and trade hub whose decline followed trade routes shifting north. c A mountain fortress in Anatolia 8 House of Wisdom a A university in Cairo b Baghdad's renowned center of learning that drew scholars from across Afro-Eurasia and powered knowledge transfer. c A medieval library in Paris 9 Shariah a Islamic law; its common use gave politically fragmented Muslim states similar legal systems. b Religious rites only c A secular legal code 10 Sufis a Juridical scholars b Military reformers c Mystical Muslims who emphasized introspection over book learning; their adaptable missionaries won many converts to Islam. 11 Nasir al-Din al-Tusi a Golden-age scholar whose observatory produced the world's most accurate astronomical charts and whose work laid the groundwork for trigonometry. b A West African king c A Persian poet 12 'A'ishah al-Ba'uniyyah a A Christian mystic b A Hindu reteller of legends c Sufi poet, possibly the most prolific female Muslim writer before the 20th century. 13 Ibn Khaldun a A sea navigator b An algebraic innovator c A founder of historiography and sociology, known for his historical accounts. 14 Hijab a A chariot racing belt b A type of headgear worn in battle c The practice of dressing modestly, or a specific covering; an example of a pre-Islamic custom that solidified under Islam. 15 Battle of Tours a A siege of Baghdad b A naval battle in the Mediterranean c The 732 Frankish victory that marked the limit of rapid Islamic expansion into Western Europe. 16 Al-Andalus a A Chinese trading post b Muslim-ruled Spain, a tolerant, prosperous center of learning where Córdoba housed the world's largest library. c A Balkan principality 17 Ibn Rushd (Averroes) a Andalusian scholar whose Aristotle commentaries influenced Maimonides and, through him, Christian philosophy. b A Persian diplomat c A Malian textile craftsman 18 Vijayanagara Empire a A Central Asian khanate b Hindu kingdom (1336-1646) founded in southern India by Harihara and Bukka, who reconverted from Islam; overthrown by Muslim kingdoms. c A Southeast Asian maritime empire 19 Rajput kingdoms a A Buddhist merchant league b Rival Hindu clan kingdoms in northern India and Pakistan whose lack of central government left them open to Muslim invasion. c A Mediterranean island realm 20 Delhi Sultanate a Muslim state ruling northern India for 300 years (13th-16th centuries); imposed the jizya, never built an efficient bureaucracy, fell to the Mughals in 1526. b A Persian imperial title c A Deccan sultanate 21 Jizya a A literacy tax b A trade tariff on spices c Tax the Delhi Sultanate placed on all non-Muslim subjects, a key source of Hindu resentment. 22 Proselytize a To translate holy texts b To actively seek converts; Islam is a universalizing religion that proselytizes. c To abstain from conversions 23 Bhakti Movement a A reformist Islamic sect b 12th-century Hindu devotional movement from southern India emphasizing emotional attachment to a deity; welcomed women and low castes. c A Buddhist meditation school 24 Sufism a Legalistic Islamic jurisprudence b A martial order c Mystical Islam whose tolerance and missionary work spread the faith in South and Southeast Asia; the chapter's parallel to the bhaktis. 25 Qutub Minar a A Persian citadel b Towering Delhi monument built by the Delhi Sultanate on a Hindu temple site; symbol of Islamic influence and Hindu-Islamic architectural blending. c A temple spire in Sri Lanka 26 Urdu a A Bengali dialect b A Turkic pidgin c New language blending Hindi grammar with Arabic and Farsi vocabulary; official language of Pakistan today. 27 Srivijaya Empire a Buddhist sea-based kingdom on Sumatra (670-1025) that prospered by charging fees on India-China shipping. b A Southeast Asian land empire c A maritime province of Japan 28 Majapahit Kingdom a Hindu sea-based kingdom on Java (1293-1520) with 98 tributaries; declined as Islam spread in the region. b A Buddhist empire in Burma c A Malay sultanate 29 Sinhala dynasties a A nomadic confederacy b A maritime republic c Buddhist kingdoms in Sri Lanka where monasteries thrived and priests advised monarchs; supported by reservoir-and-canal irrigation. 30 Khmer Empire a A coastal trading league b Land-based Angkor Kingdom (802-1431) made prosperous by irrigation and drainage; built Angkor Thom and Angkor Wat. c A highland tribe federation 31 Sukhothai Kingdom a Thai kingdom that invaded Angkor in 1431, ending Khmer rule there. b A Chinese warlord state c An Indonesian sultanate

1

Mamluks

a

A dynasty that ruled Egypt from 1250-1517

b

Enslaved people, often ethnic Turks from Central Asia, who served as soldiers and bureaucrats and could rise to real power.

c

A philosophy focusing on mystical fasting

2

Mamluk Sultanate

a

A Japanese shogunate

b

An Arabian desert tribe confederation

c

The state (1250-1517) Mamluks established after seizing Egypt's government; it stopped the Mongols and ran the cotton-sugar trade with Europe.

3

Seljuk Turks

a

An African mercantile guild

b

A European royal dynasty

c

Central Asian Muslims who took much of the Middle East starting in the 11th century and reduced the caliph to a religious figurehead.

4

Sultan

a

A military camp

b

The title the Seljuk leader took, signaling that real political power had shifted away from the Abbasid caliph.

c

A religious title only

5

Crusaders

a

Chinese inland traders

b

European Christian soldiers organized to reopen access to Jerusalem's holy sites after the Seljuks restricted travel.

c

Indo-Pacific explorers

6

Mongols

a

A tribe of European knights

b

Central Asian conquerors who ended the Abbasid Empire in 1258 and were stopped in Egypt by the Mamluks.

c

A Persian merchant confederation

7

Baghdad

a

A city in Spain

b

The Abbasid capital and trade hub whose decline followed trade routes shifting north.

c

A mountain fortress in Anatolia

8

House of Wisdom

a

A university in Cairo

b

Baghdad's renowned center of learning that drew scholars from across Afro-Eurasia and powered knowledge transfer.

c

A medieval library in Paris

9

Shariah

a

Islamic law; its common use gave politically fragmented Muslim states similar legal systems.

b

Religious rites only

c

A secular legal code

10

Sufis

a

Juridical scholars

b

Military reformers

c

Mystical Muslims who emphasized introspection over book learning; their adaptable missionaries won many converts to Islam.

11

Nasir al-Din al-Tusi

a

Golden-age scholar whose observatory produced the world's most accurate astronomical charts and whose work laid the groundwork for trigonometry.

b

A West African king

c

A Persian poet

12

'A'ishah al-Ba'uniyyah

a

A Christian mystic

b

A Hindu reteller of legends

c

Sufi poet, possibly the most prolific female Muslim writer before the 20th century.

13

Ibn Khaldun

a

A sea navigator

b

An algebraic innovator

c

A founder of historiography and sociology, known for his historical accounts.

14

Hijab

a

A chariot racing belt

b

A type of headgear worn in battle

c

The practice of dressing modestly, or a specific covering; an example of a pre-Islamic custom that solidified under Islam.

15

Battle of Tours

a

A siege of Baghdad

b

A naval battle in the Mediterranean

c

The 732 Frankish victory that marked the limit of rapid Islamic expansion into Western Europe.

16

Al-Andalus

a

A Chinese trading post

b

Muslim-ruled Spain, a tolerant, prosperous center of learning where Córdoba housed the world's largest library.

c

A Balkan principality

17

Ibn Rushd (Averroes)

a

Andalusian scholar whose Aristotle commentaries influenced Maimonides and, through him, Christian philosophy.

b

A Persian diplomat

c

A Malian textile craftsman

18

Vijayanagara Empire

a

A Central Asian khanate

b

Hindu kingdom (1336-1646) founded in southern India by Harihara and Bukka, who reconverted from Islam; overthrown by Muslim kingdoms.

c

A Southeast Asian maritime empire

19

Rajput kingdoms

a

A Buddhist merchant league

b

Rival Hindu clan kingdoms in northern India and Pakistan whose lack of central government left them open to Muslim invasion.

c

A Mediterranean island realm

20

Delhi Sultanate

a

Muslim state ruling northern India for 300 years (13th-16th centuries); imposed the jizya, never built an efficient bureaucracy, fell to the Mughals in 1526.

b

A Persian imperial title

c

A Deccan sultanate

21

Jizya

a

A literacy tax

b

A trade tariff on spices

c

Tax the Delhi Sultanate placed on all non-Muslim subjects, a key source of Hindu resentment.

22

Proselytize

a

To translate holy texts

b

To actively seek converts; Islam is a universalizing religion that proselytizes.

c

To abstain from conversions

23

Bhakti Movement

a

A reformist Islamic sect

b

12th-century Hindu devotional movement from southern India emphasizing emotional attachment to a deity; welcomed women and low castes.

c

A Buddhist meditation school

24

Sufism

a

Legalistic Islamic jurisprudence

b

A martial order

c

Mystical Islam whose tolerance and missionary work spread the faith in South and Southeast Asia; the chapter's parallel to the bhaktis.

25

Qutub Minar

a

A Persian citadel

b

Towering Delhi monument built by the Delhi Sultanate on a Hindu temple site; symbol of Islamic influence and Hindu-Islamic architectural blending.

c

A temple spire in Sri Lanka

26

Urdu

a

A Bengali dialect

b

A Turkic pidgin

c

New language blending Hindi grammar with Arabic and Farsi vocabulary; official language of Pakistan today.

27

Srivijaya Empire

a

Buddhist sea-based kingdom on Sumatra (670-1025) that prospered by charging fees on India-China shipping.

b

A Southeast Asian land empire

c

A maritime province of Japan

28

Majapahit Kingdom

a

Hindu sea-based kingdom on Java (1293-1520) with 98 tributaries; declined as Islam spread in the region.

b

A Buddhist empire in Burma

c

A Malay sultanate

29

Sinhala dynasties

a

A nomadic confederacy

b

A maritime republic

c

Buddhist kingdoms in Sri Lanka where monasteries thrived and priests advised monarchs; supported by reservoir-and-canal irrigation.

30

Khmer Empire

a

A coastal trading league

b

Land-based Angkor Kingdom (802-1431) made prosperous by irrigation and drainage; built Angkor Thom and Angkor Wat.

c

A highland tribe federation

31

Sukhothai Kingdom

a

Thai kingdom that invaded Angkor in 1431, ending Khmer rule there.

b

A Chinese warlord state

c

An Indonesian sultanate

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Islamic World and South Asia QuizOnline version

by Syalah Stevens

Mamluks

Mamluk Sultanate

Seljuk Turks

Sultan

Crusaders

Mongols

Baghdad

House of Wisdom

Shariah

Sufis

Nasir al-Din al-Tusi

'A'ishah al-Ba'uniyyah

Ibn Khaldun

Hijab

Battle of Tours

Al-Andalus

Ibn Rushd (Averroes)

Vijayanagara Empire

Rajput kingdoms

Delhi Sultanate

Jizya

Proselytize

Bhakti Movement

Sufism

Qutub Minar

Urdu

Srivijaya Empire

Majapahit Kingdom

Sinhala dynasties

Khmer Empire

Sukhothai Kingdom