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Choose the correct answer from the given alternative: 10x1=10
1. Name the trading town of the pastoral zone in Mesopotamia. 1
(a) Mari (b) Ur
(c) Uruk (d) Sumeria
2 Julius Caesar wrote a history of his war in Gaul and US President Theodore
Roosevelt wrote _____________ 1
(a) Discovery of India (b) Don Quixote
(c) Winning of the west (d) Utopia
3. Christianity became the state religion under which ruler? 1
(a) Romulus Augustus (b) Constantine
(c) Theodosius I (d) Diocletian
4. The claim of supremacy of the Roman Bishop was based on 1
1. Rome’s traditional position as the centre of a traditional empire.
2. The succession of incompetent Bishops.
3. The unwavering orthodoxy of the Roman Bishops
4. The removal of religious authority of the east after AD 339.
(a) Only 1, 2 and 3 (b) Only 1 and 3
(c) Only 2, 3 and 4 (d) 1, 2, 3 and 4
5. ______ completed the last section of the Grand Canal, which connected
Peking with the Yangtze. 1
(a) Genghis Khan (b) Ogodei Khan
(c) Mongke Khan (d) Kublai Khan
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6. Genghis Khan was also known as 1
(a) Temujin (b) Temusin
(c) Abassids (d) Khovasan
7. Consider the following statements and choose the correct statement 1
i. Those who held land directly from the king were called tenants-in-chief.
ii. The tenants-in-chief did not give personal services.
(a) Only (i) is correct (b) Only (ii) is correct
(c) Both (i) & (ii) are correct (d) Both (i) & (ii) are incorrect
8. Arrange the three orders of the feudal society in France 1
(a) Clergy, Peasantry, Nobility (b) Nobility, Clergy, Peasantry
(c) Clergy, Nobility, Peasantry (d) Nobility, Peasantry, Clergy
9. Complete the following with the correct option. The Prince - Niccolo
Machiavelli, Utopia – Thomas Moore, The Canterbury Tales - ______ 1
(a) Erasmus (b) Michael Montaigne
(c) Geoffrey Chaucer (d) John Colet
10. What is the literal meaning of the word ‘Renaissance’? 1
(a) New birth (b) Revival
(c) Renewal (d) Both (a) and (b)
11. In the Roman society, what was the role played by Senators? 2
12. Mention any two steps in the formation of the Mongol Nomadic culture. 2
13. What was Yasa? 2
14. The Black Death and the Peasant Revolt destroyed the whole
socio-economic basis of the federal system. Explain. 2
15. Give two features of the medieval age. 2
16. What was the importance of discovery of the individual? 2
17. From what word was the name ‘Canada’ derived and when? 2
18. What were the conditions of the Cherokee tribe? 2
19. Describe the causes of downfall of the Mongol empire. 4
20. Illustrate the policy of the Government of Australia towards the emigrants. 4
21. “Different historical conditions in Japan and China led them on widely
divergent paths to building independent and modern nations”. Explain. 4
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22. Read the source below and answer the questions that follow:
Women and changing traditions
The ideas of dignity of individual and citizenship received no attention
during this period. The men belonging to aristocratic families dominated public
life. They were also the decision maker in their families. They educated their
sons only to take part in the business or in public life.
But the position of women in the families of merchants was somewhat
better. Shopkeepers were greatly helped by their wives in running the shops. In
the families of bankers and merchants, women looked after the business when
male members went to other places for some work.
In the field of literature, some women however, did some creative work.
They were sensitive about humanist education. A women scholar Cassandra
Fedele (1465-1558 AD) was one of the few women who questioned the idea
that the women were incapable of achieving the qualities of a humanist thinker.
Fedele was one of the many Venetian writers who criticized the republic for
creating a highly limited definition of freedom that favoured the desires of men
over those of women. The writings of women scholars revealed their conviction
that they should have economic power, property and education to show their
worth in a world dominated by men.
Source: Raghunath: Themes in World History
a. Compare the conditions of women belonging to aristocratic families
and women in the families of merchant. (2)
b. What did the women scholars tried the society to focus on? (2)
23. Read the source below and answer the questions that follow:
Sun-Yat-Sen
The Manchu empire was overthrown and a republic established in China in
1911 under Sun-Yat-Sen (1866-1925) who is unanimously regarded as the
father of modern China. He came from a poor family and studied in missionary
schools where he was introduced to democracy and Christianity. He studied
medicine but was greatly concerned about the fate of China. His programme
was called the three principles (San Min Chui). These were nationalism. This
meant overthrowing the Manchus who were seen as a foreign dynasty, as well
as other foreign imperialist: democracy or establish democratic Government
and socialism regulating capital and equalizing land holdings.
Source: Raghunath: Themes in World History
a. Why was Manchu empire overthrown? (1)
b. Who was regarded as the founder of modern China? (1)
c. What did Dr. Sun-Yat-Sen learn from the missionary school? (1)
d. What was Dr. Sun-Yat-Sen’s programme called? (1)
24. a. Summarize the achievements of Augustus.
Or 6
b. Describe the slave rebellion led by Spartacus.
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25. a. What were the causes of the decline of feudalism?
Or 6
b. Describe the main features of feudalism.
26. a. Write a note on the following: (2x4=8)
i. Ur ii. Uruk iii. Tepe Gawra iv. Kerkuk city
Or
b. Describe the development of writing. What was the legacy of
writing of Mesopotamia? (6+2=8)
27. a. Examine the causes of success of Communist Revolution in China.
Or 8
b. What were the causes of aggressive nationalism in Japan?
28. On the map given below, 6 (six) areas have been numbered as 1, 2, 3, 4,
5 and 6. Name these numbered countries places which represent the
following : 6x1=6
(a) Oldest planned city
(b) Capital of Byzantine Empire
(c) Origin of feudalism
(d) St Peter’s Church
(e) Island founded by Tasman
(f) Meiji Rule
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