Exam 3: Historical Dynasties and Empires: Rise and Fall

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

During the period a nucleus of power unfolded in northern Gaul and developed into a kingdom called Austrasia and Neustria, ruled for almost three centuries by a dynasty of kings called……………...

Charles Martal became the king and founded the Carolingian dynasty in the ……………. century.

……………… court in Aachen was the centre of cultural revival that is sometimes referred to as the 'Carolingian Renaissance'.

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

Charles Martal's successor, ……………..initiated a programme of systematic expansion that would unify a large portion of Europe.

After the rule of the pious caliphs, the caliphate was ruled by the Umayyad Caliphate, followed by the……………..

The term ……………..refers to the first system of governance established in the Islamic state and represented the political authority.

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

The Caliphate rule in the Islamic world stretches over a vast span of time from 632 to 1924, from the death of the Prophet to the year when Mustaffa Kamal Pasha of …………….officially abolished the last Caliphate, the Ottoman Empire and founded the Republic of Turkey.

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

The external attacks and internal rivalries once again intensified in the 14th century, which eventually led to the capture of Constantinople by the………………….

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

The Mughal Empire had already started its course of political disintegration during the later part of…………………'s reign.

In fact Caliphate was the first system of government established in Arabia after the death of the Prophet in ………….. AD.

Emperor ……………..had split the Roman Empire into two separate administrative regions, the Eastern and Western halves, towards the end of the third century itself.

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

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

The 11th and 12th centuries were a period of relative calm as far as the ………………Empire was concerned.

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