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ANNUAL EXAM (2018-19)CLASS-XIHISTORY (SET-A)Time: 3 Hrs. M.M: 80General Instructions:-Answer all the questions. Marks are indicated against each question.Answer to question nos. 1 to 4 carrying 2 marks should not exceed 30 words each.Answer to question nos. 5 to 9 carrying 4 marks should not exceed 100 words each.Answer to question nos. 10 to 13 carrying 8 marks should not exceed 350 words.Questions 14 to 16 are source based questions.Question 17 is a Map question that includes location and identification of significant test items. Attach the map with the answer sheet.___________________________________________________________________________________PART-A What is Ethnography?Mention the historical Sources of Islamic areas from 600 to 1200CE.Write any two features of the Aztec Society.Who was the inventor of the Spinning Jenny? How did it change the face of Textile Industries?PART-B“Necessity is the mother of invention”. Justify this statement by highlighting the tool making activities of Early Humans.Give a brief description of the Education System of Roman Empire.What was Gold Rush? How did it help growth of Industries in the United States of America?“The effects of Japanese Industrialisation on Health and Environment were widespread”. Examine.Describe the important features of the economy of the Incas.PART-C‘Industrial Revolution proved to be mixed boon’. Discuss.Describe the achievements of Mesopotamia Civilization.Critically examine the place of Genghis Khan and the Mongols in the History of the World.With reference to the Middle Ages in Europe, explain the factors responsible for the growth of Towns, Population and Trade after 12Th Century CE.PART-D14-Paper, Geniza Records and HistoryIn the central Islamic lands, written works were widely circulated after the introduction of paper. Paper (made from lines) came from China, where the manufacturing process was a closely guarded secret. In 751, the Muslim governor of Samarqand took 20,000 Chinese invaders as prisoners, some of whom were good at making paper, for the next 100 years, Samarqand paper remained an important export item. Since Islam prohibited monopolies, paper began to be manufactured in the rest of the Islamic world. By the middle of the tenth century, it had more or less replaced papyrus, the writing material made from the inner stem of a plant that grew freely in the Nile valley. Demand for paper increased, and Abd al-Latif, a doctor from Baghdad (see his depiction of the ideal student on p.98) and a resident of Egypt between 1193 and 1207, reported how Egyptian peasants robbed graves to obtain mummy wrappings made of linen to sell to paper factories.Paper also facilitated the writing of commercial and personal documents of all kinds. In 1896, a huge collection of medieval Jewish documents was discovered in a sealed room (Geniza, pronounced ghaniza) of the Ben Ezra synagogue in Fustat. The documents had been preserved thanks to the Jewish practice of not destroying any piece of writing that contained the name of God. The Geniza was found to contain over a quarter of a million manuscripts and fragments dating back as far as the mid-eight century. Most of the material dated from the tenth to the thirteenth centuries, that is, from the Fatimid, Ayyubid and early Mamluk periods. These included personal letters between merchants, family and friends, contracts, promises of dowry, sale documents, laundry lists, and other trivia. Most of the documents were written in Judaeo-Arabic, a version of Arabic written in Hebrew characters that was commonly used by Jewish communities throughout the medieval Mediterranean. The Geniza documents provide rich insights into personal and economic experiences as also into Mediterranean and Islamic culture. The documents also suggest that the business skills and commercial techniques of merchants of the medieval Islamic world were more advanced than those of their European counterparts. Goitein wrote a multi-volume history of the Mediterranean from Geniza records, and Amitav Ghosh was inspired by a Geniza letter to tell the story of an Indian slave in his book, In a Antique Land.What was Geniza Record?(1)Describe the importance of Geniza Records in the writing of social history of Islam. (3)Why did Jews preserve the Geniza Records?(1)15-William Tyndale (1494-1536), an English Lutheran who translated the Bible into English in 1506, defended Protestantism thus:‘In this they be all agreed, to drive you from the knowledge of the scripture, and that ye shall not have the text thereof in the mother-tongue, and to keep the world still in darkness, to the intent they might sit in the consciences of the people, through vain superstition and false doctrine, to satisfy their proud ambition, and insatiable covetousness, and to exalt their own honour above king and emperor, yea, and above God himself.... Which thing only moved me to translate the New Testament. Because i had perceived by in any truth, except the scripture were plainly laid before their eyes in their mother-tongue, that they might see the process, order, and meaning of the text.’Who was William Tyndale?(1)What was Protestantism?(1)How did Tyndale defend Protestantism?(3)16-In 1854, the President of USA received a letter from a native leader, Chief Seattle. The President had asked the chief to sign a treaty giving a large part of the land they lived on to the American government. The Chief replied:‘How can you buy or sell the sky, the warmth of the land? The idea is strange to us. If you do not own the freshness of the air and the sparkle of the water, how can one buy them? Every part of the earth is sacred to my people. Every shining pine-needle, every sandy shore, every mist in the dark woods, every clearing and every humming insect is holy in the memory and experience of my people. The sap which courses through the trees carries the memories of the red man...So, when the Great Chief in Washington sends word that he wishes to buy our land, asks much of us. The Great Chief sends word that he will reserve us a place so that we can live comfortably. He will be our father and we will be his children. So we will consider your offer to buy our land. But it will not be easy. For this land is sacred to us. The shining water that moves in the streams and rivers is not just water but the blood of our ancestors. If we sell you land, you must remember that it is sacred and your must teach your children that it is sacred and that each ghostly reflection in the clear water of the lakes tells of events and memories in the life of my people. The water’s murmur is the voice of my father’s father...’What forced the native leader to write a letter to the President of USA?(1)In what way, the given primary source will help a historian to study the history of USA?(2)Why was the native chief reluctant to handover the land to the American Government?(2)PART-E17-A- On the outline political map of the world locate and label the following items correctly.The sea that was heart of the Roman EmpireThe place where the Pope lived17-B- On the same outline Political map of the World, three places have been marked as A, B and C. Identify them and write their names on the lines drawn near them.ANNUAL EXAM (2018-19)CLASS-XIHISTORY (SET-B)Time: 3 Hrs. M.M: 80General Instructions:-Answer all the questions. Marks are indicated against each question.Answer to question nos. 1 to 4 carrying 2 marks should not exceed 30 words each.Answer to question nos. 5 to 9 carrying 4 marks should not exceed 100 words each.Answer to question nos. 10 to 13 carrying 8 marks should not exceed 350 words.Questions 14 to 16 are source based questions.Question 17 is a Map question that includes location and identification of significant test items. Attach the map with the answer sheet.___________________________________________________________________________________PART-AWhat is Archaeology?Mention the historical Sources of Islamic areas from 600 to 1200CE.Write any two features of the Mayan Society.Who was the inventor of the Spinning Jenny? How did it change the face of Textile Industries?PART-B“Necessity is the mother of invention”. Justify this statement by highlighting the tool making activities of Early Humans.Give a brief description of the Education System of Roman Empire.The post 1968 Australia, was a period of changing the mindset towards the aborigines. Explain.Describe the Geographical features of China.Describe the important features of the religious culture of the Classical World.PART-C‘Industrial Revolution proved to be mixed boon’. Discuss.Describe the achievements of Mesopotamia Civilization.The social and Political background of the Mongols was responsible for their ruthless policy towards the sedentary societies. Examine.With reference to the Middle Ages in Europe, explain the crisis of the Fourteenth Century.PART-D14-Paper, Geniza Records and HistoryIn the central Islamic lands, written works were widely circulated after the introduction of paper. Paper (made from lines) came from China, where the manufacturing process was a closely guarded secret. In 751, the Muslim governor of Samarqand took 20,000 Chinese invaders as prisoners, some of whom were good at making paper, for the next 100 years, Samarqand paper remained an important export item. Since Islam prohibited monopolies, paper began to be manufactured in the rest of the Islamic world. By the middle of the tenth century, it had more or less replaced papyrus, the writing material made from the inner stem of a plant that grew freely in the Nile valley. Demand for paper increased, and Abd al-Latif, a doctor from Baghdad (see his depiction of the ideal student on p.98) and a resident of Egypt between 1193 and 1207, reported how Egyptian peasants robbed graves to obtain mummy wrappings made of linen to sell to paper factories.Paper also facilitated the writing of commercial and personal documents of all kinds. In 1896, a huge collection of medieval Jewish documents was discovered in a sealed room (Geniza, pronounced ghaniza) of the Ben Ezra synagogue in Fustat. The documents had been preserved thanks to the Jewish practice of not destroying any piece of writing that contained the name of God. The Geniza was found to contain over a quarter of a million manuscripts and fragments dating back as far as the mid-eight century. Most of the material dated from the tenth to the thirteenth centuries, that is, from the Fatimid, Ayyubid and early Mamluk periods. These included personal letters between merchants, family and friends, contracts, promises of dowry, sale documents, laundry lists, and other trivia. Most of the documents were written in Judaeo-Arabic, a version of Arabic written in Hebrew characters that was commonly used by Jewish communities throughout the medieval Mediterranean. The Geniza documents provide rich insights into personal and economic experiences as also into Mediterranean and Islamic culture. The documents also suggest that the business skills and commercial techniques of merchants of the medieval Islamic world were more advanced than those of their European counterparts. Goitein wrote a multi-volume history of the Mediterranean from Geniza records, and Amitav Ghosh was inspired by a Geniza letter to tell the story of an Indian slave in his book, In a Antique Land.What was Geniza Record?(1)Describe the importance of Geniza Records in the writing of social history of Islam. (3)Why did Jews preserve the Geniza Records?(1)15-William Tyndale (1494-1536), an English Lutheran who translated the Bible into English in 1506, defended Protestantism thus:‘In this they be all agreed, to drive you from the knowledge of the scripture, and that ye shall not have the text thereof in the mother-tongue, and to keep the world still in darkness, to the intent they might sit in the consciences of the people, through vain superstition and false doctrine, to satisfy their proud ambition, and insatiable covetousness, and to exalt their own honour above king and emperor, yea, and above God himself.... Which thing only moved me to translate the New Testament. Because i had perceived by in any truth, except the scripture were plainly laid before their eyes in their mother-tongue, that they might see the process, order, and meaning of the text.’Who was William Tyndale?(1)What was Protestantism?(1)How did Tyndale defend Protestantism?(3)16-In 1854, the President of USA received a letter from a native leader, Chief Seattle. The President had asked the chief to sign a treaty giving a large part of the land they lived on to the American government. The Chief replied:‘How can you buy or sell the sky, the warmth of the land? The idea is strange to us. If you do not own the freshness of the air and the sparkle of the water, how can one buy them? Every part of the earth is sacred to my people. Every shining pine-needle, every sandy shore, every mist in the dark woods, every clearing and every humming insect is holy in the memory and experience of my people. The sap which courses through the trees carries the memories of the red man...So, when the Great Chief in Washington sends word that he wishes to buy our land, asks much of us. The Great Chief sends word that he will reserve us a place so that we can live comfortably. He will be our father and we will be his children. So we will consider your offer to buy our land. But it will not be easy. For this land is sacred to us. The shining water that moves in the streams and rivers is not just water but the blood of our ancestors. If we sell you land, you must remember that it is sacred and your must teach your children that it is sacred and that each ghostly reflection in the clear water of the lakes tells of events and memories in the life of my people. The water’s murmur is the voice of my father’s father...’What forced the native leader to write a letter to the President of USA?(1)In what way, the given primary source will help a historian to study the history of USA?(2)Why was the native chief reluctant to handover the land to the American Government?(2)PART-E17-A- On the outline political map of the world locate and label the following items correctly.The place where Emperor Constantine established his second capitalThe place where the Pope lived17-B- On the same outline Political map of the World, three places have been marked as A, B and C. Identify them and write their names on the lines drawn near them. ................
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