Fill in the blanks.

1. _______________ was one of the most outstanding Christian scholar and philosopher of the Middle Ages.
2. The Muslim calendar starts with Muhammad's flight from _______________ to Medina.
3. The black stone at Mecca is called the _______________.
4. The Umayyads ruled from _______________.
5. The Abbasids ruled from the city of _______________ from 750 AD till the middle of the 13^th century.
6. Until the discovery of the sea routes between Europe and Asia, trade was in the hands of the _______________.

Match the options given in column A with those given in column B.

Write whether the following statements are True or False.

1. The teachings of Jesus were very complicated.
2. The teachings of Jesus were summarised in the Jewish Bible or the Old Testament.
3. The Christian Church had no divisions till the19^th Century.
4. The Islamic calendar started from 622 AD.
5. Muhammad's successors were called missionaries.
6. Romans helped Jesus to spread Christianity.
7. Abu Bakr was the first Caliph.
8. The Arabs borrowed the decimal system from India.

Which period is regarded as the medieval period in Europe and in India?

What were the teachings of Jesus?