Calicut University 2009 B.A Islamic History – II : Uyads, Early Absids (661-847 A.D.) Muslims of Spain and Sicily - Question Paper

Map ques.
1. Mark on the outline map supplied the extent of the Umayyad empire under Walid II
and locate the subsequent places :
a) Cordova
b) Qairowan
c) Ceuta
d) Damascus
e) Cairo
Write a note on the splendour of Cordova under the Muslim rule.
OR
Mark on the outline map given the extent of the Abbasid empire under
Haroon al-Rasheed and point out the subsequent places :
a) Madinah
b) Kufa
c) Damascus
d) Baghdad
e) Basara.
Write a note on the founding of the city of Baghdad. (10+5=15 Marks)

PART – I
(Essay Questions)
ans 3 ques.. every ques. carries 15 marks.
2. What modifications do you notice in the administration of the Pious Caliphs and the
Umayyads ?
OR
Why Umar Ibn Abdul Aziz is assessed as a Pious Caliph ?
3. What was the role of Al-Mansur in the consolidation of the Abbasid empire ?
OR
Why the Abbasid period is defined as the Golden Era of Islamic culture ?
4. Why Abdurahiman III is assessed as the greatest among the Muslim rulers of Spain ?
OR
What was the role of Muslim Spain in the intellectual history of Europe ? (3×15=45
Marks)

PART – II
(Short Essays)
ans any 8 ques. choosing at lowest 2 ques. from every Group.
every ques. carries five marks.
Group – A
5. Evaluate the parallel Khilafat of Abdullah Ibn Zubayr. Why did it fail ?
6. Bring out the role of Abdul Malik as an administrator.
7. Who were the Kharijites ? Why did they oppose the Umayyad rule ?
8. What is the importance of Hadith in the study of theology ? Name important Hadith
collections.
Group – B
9. Examine the achievements of Haroon-al-Rashid.
10. What was the role Baith-ul-Hikma in the transmission of knowledge ?
11. What role the Turkish bodyguards did play in the decline of the Abbasids ?
12. Trace the importance of the schools of Jurisprudence.
Group – C
13. What was the role of Tariq-ibn-Ziyad in the conquest of Spain ?
14. Trace the events that led to the establishment of the Umayyad dynasty in Spain.
15. Bring out the contributions of the Nasirids of Granada in the field of architecture.
16. Why the Norman rulers of Sicily are called 'Half-Heathen' kings ? (8×5=40 Marks)

Earning:   Approval pending.