HIGH SCHOOL ACADEMIC YEAR 2020-2021

Mid-term TEST
Year 7
Name of Student : Maryam Zulfugarzade
Class : 7K
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Date of Exam : 26 January, 2021
Subject : World History
Teacher : Mr. Mirkamran Huseynli
HOD : Ms. Konul Huseynova

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ANSWER THE QUESTIONS

1. What were the ethnic origins of Atabey Shemseddin Eldeniz?

a) Kipchak Turk
b) Oghuz Turk
c) Iranian
10 points
2. What were the Seljuq Frontiers? Match the following Empires political forces
(a, b and c) and which had constant attacks to the Seljuq borders.
1) In the West …a……
2) In the East …b………
3) In Eastern Mediterranean …c………
a) They were faced by Byzantine Empire
b) They were faced Ghaznevid Empire
c) They were confronted by Crusaders (Christian fighters)
5 point
3. Are these statements about decline of Seljuq Empire true or false? Put a tick

a. The Empire was divided between the Sultan’s sons.-true

b. Seljuk Sultans waged wars and fought battles which weakened the
empire. (Ghaznevids, Byzantines and Crusader attacks into Seljuk
lands).- true

c. There was a resistance by the local population due to the heavy

taxation imposed by the empire.-false

d. Local Landlords (Emirs) wanted to be independent.- true

e. The last Sultan of Seljuq Empire was Sultan Mahmud II.- false

15 point

4. Are these statements about Atabey rule true or false? Put a tick
a) Atabeys were the former slaves who ruled the Seljuq Empire as the Seljuq
Sultans.-false

b) Atabeys were the former slaves who used to be the tutors of Seljuq princes
and they had the title of Atabeys (father-lords).-true

c) Seljuq sultans were the symbolic rulers. But in reality, the country was ruled
by the Atabeys.-true

d) Atabey Qizil Arslan moved the capital from Nakchivan to Hamadan.-false

e) Qizil Arslan had the dynastic right to the Seljuq throne.-false

15 point

5. Which Dynasties ruled Shirvanshah State during its existence?

Write the names and the years of the Shirvanshah dynasties.

In 861 it was founded by Mazyadi Dynasty. Then it was ruled by Kasranid Dynasty in
1382. And last dynasty is Darbandi dynasty they ruled from 1382 till 1538.

15 point
 6. Complete the sentences below. Use the words in the box

1)Tokhtamysh (The Khan of Golden Horde);

2) Amir Timur (Tamerlane);
3) Ibrahim I (Shirvanshah Darbandi);

_Ibrahim I_ knew that _Tokhtamysh__ was the closest of the “two evils” to his
border. Therefore, __Tokhtamysh__ would easily occupy Shirvan. _Amir Timur _,
on the other hand, was coming from a faraway country and therefore his reign could
not last too long. Thus, he decided to ally himself with _Amir Timur_ against
_Tokhtamysh_.

10 point
7. What is the true statement regarding Ibrahim I foreign Policy after
Timur’s death?
A) Ibrahim I continued the alliance between Shirvanshahs and Timurid
Empire after Timur died.
B) Ibrahim I fought against the Timurid Empire and consolidated power in his
hands over all Azerbaijan including Tabriz.
C) Ibrahim I changed his alliance and allied with the Great Khan of Golden
Horde.
10 point

8. Are these statements about the Mongol rule in Azerbaijan true or false?
Put a tick?
A) The arrival of nomadic Mongols to Azerbaijan affected positively to
development of agriculture, social and political life in Azerbaijan.- false

B) Mongol invaders organized a meeting called “qurultai” in Mughan and divided

South Caucasus into 110 shares. Those shares were given to Mongol
noyans.-true

C) they turned all the sown lands into pastoral lands.- true

D) Mongols destroyed historical and cultural monuments, ruined trade routes,

and burned mills. Consequently, living standards dropped dramatically and
poverty spread during the Mongol rule.- true

E) Under Ilkhanate rule, the new land system was etablished where the “Inju”
lands became the state lands and the “Divan” lands belonged to ruling class
and Khan’s family members.-false

20 point