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INTERNATIONAL INDIAN SCHOOL,JEDDAH
CH-1: HOW, WHEN AND WHERE
Class: VIII Subject: HISTORY
Fill in the blanks:
1. __________ was asked by Robert Clive to produce map of Hindustan.
2. The ________ are not important on their own, they become important because we focus on a particular set of events as important.
3. A three volume book written by James Mill, ______________________.
4. To capture the characteristics of a time, history is divided into different ____________.
5 Many historians use the word, colonial instead of ________period.
6. When the subjugation of one country by another leads to political economic, social and cultural changes, we refer to the process as ___________.
7. The sources to know about colonial India-
1.__________________ 2.Unofficial records
a. __________________ a.________________
b.__________________ b.________________
c.__________________ c_________________
d.Directives d.________________
8. To preserve important records, specialized institutions like ______________and ______________ were set up.
9. The British believed that a country had to be properly known before it could be effectively ___________.
10. ______________ thought that all Asian societies were at a lower level of civilization.
State whether true or false:
1. Newspapers are official records. [ ]
2. Census was held every five years. [ ]
3. According to James Rennel India was not capable of progress without British help. [ ]
4. James Mill thought, British should conquer all the territories in India to ensure the enlightenment and happiness of the Indian people. [ ]
5. By the middle of the nineteenth century, with the spread of printing, multiple copies of records were printed. [ ]
Tick the correct answer:
1. According to the western philosophy _______ period was associated with the growth of –science, reason democracy, liberty.
a. Modern b. Medieval c. Colonial
2. ____ saw preparation of maps as essential to the process of domination.
a. James Rennel b. James Mill
3. ______divided Indian history into –Hindu, Muslim and British
a. James Rennel b.James Mill
4. A person who is specialized in the art of beautiful writing
a. Cartographer b. Calligraphist c. Artist
5. Practice of surveying became common under the _____ administration.
a. Mughal b. Sultanate c. British
6. The official records tell us about what the ____were interested in.
a. government b. common people
7. ______ can become sources to know about the illiterate, tribals, peasants, poor,etc.
a. documents b.folklore, c.diaries
Match the followings:
1. Britannia a. first Governor-General [ ]
2. Prince Arthur b.British power [ ]
3. Warren Hastings c. last Viceroy [ ]
4. Lord Mountbatten d. Duke of Connaught [ ]
5. James Mill e. cartographer [ ]
6. James Rennel f. economist and political philosopher [ ]
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