Sarvhitkari Vidya Mandir Malerkotla

Term – 1( 2023-24) sub -History(027) M. M. - 80

General Instructions:
(i) Question paper comprises five Sections – A, B, C, D and E. There are 34
questions in the question paper. All questions are compulsory.
(ii)Section A – Question 1 to 21 are MCQs of 1 mark each.
(iii) Section B – Question no. 22 to 27 are Short Answer Type Questions, carrying
3 marks each. Answer to each question should not exceed 60-80 words.
(iv) Section C - Question no 28 to 30 are Long Answer Type Questions, carrying 8
marks each. Answer to each question should not exceed 300-350 words
(v) Section D – Question no.31 to 33 are Source based questions with three sub
questions and are of 4 marks each
(vi) Section-E - Question no. 34 is Map based, carrying 5 marks that includes the
identification and location of significant test items. Attach the map with the
answer book.
(vi) There is no overall choice in the question paper. However, an internal choice
has been provided in few questions. Only one of the choices in such questions
have to be attempted.
(viii) In addition to this, separate instructions are given with each section and
question, wherever necessary
(Part A. ) (1×21=21)
1. Which of these is an outstanding Persian historians.

a) Jochi b) Ghazan Khan

c) Juwaini d) Ogodei

2. What was Yam?

a) A military dictator b) A military office

c) A military post d) A military official

3. Mongol rulers took keen interest in the region of ________.

a) China b) Southern India

c) Japan d) Korea

4. Qara Khita was conquered by Genghis Khan in which of the following years?

a) 1228 b) 1218

c) 1208 d) 1216

5. Genghis Khan belonged to which of the following tribes?

a) Manchus b) Mongke

c) Kiyat d) Tatar

6. ________ was earlier name of Genghis Khan.

a) William Robruck b) Mongke

c) Korea d) Temujin

7. A soldier was required to serve atleast for ________.

a) 5 years

c) 3-5 years b) 25 years

d) 15 years

8. Annals were ________.

a) Record of events year by year

c) None of these

9. The best kind of wine came to Rome from ________. b) Decree

d) Stories

a) Fayum b) Campania

c) Galilee d) Byzantium

10. In which of the following Rivers formed the northern boundaries of the Roman Empire?

a) Rhine and Danube b) Tigris and Euphrates

c) None of these d) Nile River

5. In which of the following area was controlled by Iran?

a) North of Caspian Sea b) West of Caspian Sea

c) South of Caspian Sea d) None of these

11. The members of consuls were elected for a period of ________.

a) Two years b) Six years

c) Three years d) Five years

12. Which of the following titles were given to Octavian?

a) Impretor b) Augustus

c) All of these d) Princep

[Link] the 2000 BCE, the city that flourished as the royal capital of Mesopotamia was

a) Mohenjodaro b) Kalibangan

c) Ur d) Mari
[Link] which of the following animal was not domesticated in Mesopotamia?
a) All of these b) Goat
c) Cow d)
Sheep
3. Mesopotamia is in modem ________.

a) Iran b) Syria
c) Egypt d) Iraq
15.. The Mesopotamian ruler who became the king of Akkad, in 2370 BCE, was
a) Enmerkar b)
Hammurabi
c) Gilgamesh d) Sargon

5. The Achaemenids of Iran conquered Babylon in

a) 439 BCE b) 339 BCE

c) 639 BCE d) 539 BCE
[Link] great epic Gilgamesh was compiled on how many tablets?

a) 36 b) 12

c) 18 d) 13

[Link] rulers were more interested in ________.

a) Japan b) China

c) Russia d) India

18... Assertion (A): In the Roman Empire, there was an age gap between husband and wife.
 Reason (R): Males married in their late twenties or early thirties, women were married off in the late
teens or early twenties.

a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct b) Both A and R are true but R is not
the explanation of A. correct explanation of A.

c) A is true but R is false. d) A is false but R is true

[Link] the image from following options

a) Part of a colossal statue of Emperor Numa Pompilius, 313 CE.

b) Part of a colossal statue of Emperor Romulus, 313 CE.

c)) Part of a colossal statue of Emperor Constantine, 313 CE.

20. Identify the given image from the following options:

a) A clay tablet written on both sides in

Cuneiform

c) A clay tablet written on both sides in

Sumerian
21. Who were Mongols?
(part-B). ( 3×6=18)
22.. Why do we say that it was not natural fertility and high levels of food production
that were the causes of early urbanization?
23..Why were mobile animal herders not necessarily a threat to town life?

24. Describe features of early feudal society in France.

25. Why do you think the Roman government stopped coining in silver? And
which metal did it begin to use for the production of coinage?

26.. How do later Mongol reflections on the 'Yasa' bring out the uneasy
relationships they had with the memory of Genghis Khan?

27. Why was trade so significant to the Mongols.

(Part. C. ) (8×3=24)

28. What do ancient stories tell us about the civilization of Mesopotamia?

29. Examine the technological changes that occurred in Europe by the 11th
century. Also discuss the effects of these changes.

30. Why do you think that the condition of slaves in Roman empire was
better than daily wages laborer? Justify accordingly.

Or

Describe the life of the monks and the nuns of the medieval Europe.

( Part- D) Case Study ( 4×3=12)

31 ...Much more characteristic was the gradual extension of Roman direct rule. This was accomplished
by absorbing a whole series of 'dependent kingdoms into Roman provincial territory. The Near East was
full of such kingdoms, but by the early second century those which lay west of the Euphrates (towards
man territory) had disappeared, swallowed Roman up by Rome. (Incidentally, some of these kingdoms
were exceedingly wealthy, for example Herod's kingdom yielded the equivalent of 5.4 million denarii per
year, equal to over 125,000 g of gold! The denarius was a Roman silver coin containing about 4% gm of
pure [Link] fact, except for Italy, which was not considered a province in these centuries, all the
territories of the empire were organised into provinces and subject to taxation. At its peak in the second
century, the Roman Empire stretched from Scotland to the borders of Armenia, and from the Sahara to
the Euphrates and sometimes beyond. Given that there was no government in the modern sense to help
them to run things. you may well ask, how was it possible for the emperor to cope with the control and
administration of such a vast and diverse set of territories, with a population of some 60 million in the
mid-second century? The answer lies in the urbanisation of the empire.

(1) How was Roman direct rule extended

(2) What was the Denarius?

(3). At its peak in the second century, the Roman Empire was stretched from

(4).What was the population of the Roman Empire in the mid –second centuries

32 . Read the following passages and answer the questions that follow:

In India, early stone seals were stamped. In Mesopotamia until the end
of the first millennium BCE, cylindrical stone seals, pierced down the
centre, were fitted with a
stick and rolled over wet clay so that a continuous picture was created. They were carved by
very skilled craftsmen, and sometimes carry writing; the name of the owner, his god, his official
position, etc. A seal could be rolled on clay covering the string knot of a cloth package or the
mouth of a pot, keeping the contents safe. When rolled on a letter written on a clay tablet, it
became a mark of authenticity. So, the seal was the mark of a city dweller’s role in public life.

Questions
i. Which type of material was used to make seals?
ii. What were the various types of seals?
iii. Who carved these seals? Write a few features of these seals (Mesopotamian seals).

33 . Read the passage given below and answer the questions which follow: On the Treatment of
Slaves
‘Soon afterwards the City Prefect, Lucius Pedanius Secundus, was murdered by one of his slaves.
After the murder, ancient custom required that every slave residing under the same roof must be
executed. But a crowd gathered, eager to save so many innocent lives; and rioting began. The senate-
house was besieged. Inside, there was feeling against excessive severity, but the majority opposed
any change (....) [The senators] favouring execution prevailed. However, great crowds ready with
stones and torches prevented the order from being carried out. Nero rebuked the population by
edict, and lined with troops the whole route along which those condemned were taken for
execution.'
Questions:
i. Who murdered his master Lucius Pedanius Secundus?
ii. What was the position of the slave in society?
iii. Describe the position of Slave in ancient Greek and Rome. In what kinds of work were they
generally engaged?
[Link] was the impact of slavery on the nature of society?
(Part - E) (1× 5)

34. Map Work

1. Locate the following on an outline map of Asia:

a) Ur

b) Uruk

c) Babylon

d) Persian Gulf

e) Mari

f) Babylon