Historical Figures and Their Contributions Quiz

Who wrote 'The Canon of Medicine'?

• Rumi

• Nasir al-Din al-Tusi

• Ibn Battuta

• Ibn Sina

Which historical figure was the first shogun of Japan?

• Minamoto Yoritomo

• Tamerlane

• Genghis Khan

• Kublai Khan

Who united the Mongol tribes and founded the Mongol Empire?

• Kublai Khan

• Genghis Khan

• Sundiata Keita

• Hernán Cortés

Which Persian scholar made advances in astronomy and trigonometry?

• Ibn Khaldun

• Rumi

• Nasir al-Din al-Tusi

• Ibn Sina

Who was the Persian poet and Sufi mystic known for inspiring both Muslims and non-Muslims?

• Guru Nanak

• Nasir al-Din al-Tusi

• Rumi

• Ibn Sina

Who established the Yuan Dynasty in China?

• Montezuma II

• Zheng He

• Kublai Khan

• Genghis Khan

Who founded the Mali Empire in West Africa?

• Mansa Musa

• Sundiata Keita

• Toussaint Louverture

• Samori Touré

Which Venetian traveler documented his journeys to Asia?

• Marco Polo

• Vasco da Gama

• Ibn Battuta

• Christopher Columbus

Who was known for his wealth and pilgrimage to Mecca, expanding Islamic influence?

• Muhammad Ali of Egypt

• Mansa Musa

• Shah Ismail I

• Sundiata Keita

Which Moroccan scholar traveled extensively across Africa, Asia, and Europe?

• Bartolomé de Las Casas

• Ibn Khaldun

• Ibn Battuta

• Marco Polo