The Age of Islamic ExpressionismChapter 5 · The Middle East and South/Southeast Asia · Mastery quiz

About this quiz

A free, no sign-in practice quiz for AP World History Chapter 5, The Age of Islamic Expressionism: The Middle East and South/Southeast Asia (the 1200-1450 unit). It holds 100 multiple-choice questions written from the chapter text, grouped by the textbook's own section numbers, plus 144 related practice questions that appear only for topics you miss. Every answer comes with an explanation, every question has a hint that quotes the passage where the answer sits, and the textbook pages for the current section are shown beside the questions. Made by Selina Fang, a high school student, for classmates studying the same chapter.

Sections covered (questions per section)

• Intro: coffee's spread, the fragmentation of the Abbasid empire, Muslim Iberia (5)
• 5.1 The Abbasid Paradox: succession struggles, slave armies, the Buyids (945) and Seljuk Turks (1055) (7)
• 5.1.1 The Impact of the Christian Crusades: Jerusalem 1099, Saladin, Acre 1291, cultural borrowing, Ibn Khaldun's three-generation cycle (8)
• 5.1.2 The Declining Position of Women: the harem and the veil, slavery, marriage (5)
• 5.1.3 New Waves of Nomadic Invasions: Hulegu and the fall of Baghdad in 1258, the Mamluks at Ain Jalut, Timur (6)
• 5.2 An Age of Learning and Artistic Refinement: urban prosperity and long-distance trade (3)
• 5.2.1 Advances in the Arts: Persian as the court language, Firdawsi's Shah-Nama, Omar Khayyam, Sa'di (6)
• 5.2.2 Achievements in the Sciences: al-Razi, al-Biruni, trigonometry, hospitals, Chinese techniques (6)
• 5.2.3 Scholars, Mystics, and Renewed Muslim Expansion: the ulama, al-Ghazali, Sufism (6)
• 5.3 The Spread of Islam in South Asia: why Muslims were not absorbed, Hinduism and Islam contrasted (6)
• 5.4 From Booty to Empire: Muhammad ibn Qasim, Mahmud of Ghazni, Muhammad of Ghur, the Delhi Sultanate (1206-1526) (6)
• 5.4.1 Patterns of Conversion: Sufi missionaries, Buddhist and low-caste converts, group conversion (6)
• 5.4.2 Patterns of Accommodation: al-Biruni on Hindu attitudes, caste among Muslims, world religions and accommodation (6)
• 5.4.3 Islamic Challenge and Hindu Revival: the bhakti movement, Kabir, Mira Bai (5)
• 5.4.4 Indian Influences on Islamic Civilization: numerals, medicine, chess (4)
• 5.4.5 Standoff: Chaitanya, the ulama, South Asia by 1450 (3)
• 5.5 The Spread of Islam to Southeast Asia: the trading middle ground, Shrivijaya (4)
• 5.5.1 Trading Contacts and Conversion: northern Sumatra, Malacca, Demak, Bali (5)
• 5.5.2 Sufi Mystics and the Nature of Southeast Asian Islam: customary law, women, shadow plays (3)

Key terms

Abbasid caliphate, Buyids, Seljuk Turks, sultan, Crusades, Saladin, Ibn Khaldun and the Muqaddimah, harem, Hulegu, Mamluks, Ain Jalut, Timur, Shah-Nama, Firdawsi, Rubaiyat, Omar Khayyam, al-Razi, al-Biruni, al-Ghazali, ulama, Sufis, whirling dervishes, Muhammad ibn Qasim, Mahmud of Ghazni, Muhammad of Ghur, Qutb-ud-din Aibak, Delhi Sultanate, bhakti, Kabir, Mira Bai, Chaitanya, Arabic numerals, Shrivijaya, Malacca, Demak.

Questions people ask

How is the quiz structured?

Pick any section from the list. Answer its questions in any order. When the set is complete, a review shows every question with the correct answer, your answer, and an explanation. Missed questions trigger related practice on the same topic. When all 19 sections are finished, every first-try miss returns for a second chance, repeated until every question has been answered correctly.

Do I need an account, and where is my progress stored?

No account. Progress is saved automatically in your browser's local storage on the device you use, and there is a Save progress button and per-section and whole-quiz reset options.

Can I see and print my results?

Yes. The Results page lists every question by section, marked right or missed, with the correct answer, your first answer, and the explanation. Use Print or save as PDF.

Does it work on a phone or iPad?

Yes. On phones the textbook pages open from a Reading button; on tablets they open as a side panel beside the questions.

Which textbook does it follow?

The section numbers, key terms, and page references match the AP World History textbook chapter titled "The Age of Islamic Expressionism: The Middle East and South/Southeast Asia" in the unit "The Mongol Age, 1200-1450" (textbook pages 123-146).