according to syllabus of modern

1. GREEK CIVILIZATION-complete the following (5)
1. The Minoans are the people who
2. The Mycenenaens are
3. The most talked about rivalry
4. Caesar was a
5. Polis is a
GIVE REASONS(5)
1.MINOANS ARE KNOWN TO US
2.Iron age in 1000 B.C.
3.The culture of mycenaea began to decline
4.Sparta was the most powerful citystae in Greece at one time
5.Alexander vast empire was torn apart
True or False(10)
1. The Roman civilization was the first civilization in Europe
2. Caesar was a military man
3. IN Athens all citizens had a say in how the city was to be run
4. Romulus is the son of king numitor
5. Polis is a form of government.
6. Herodotus is the father of history
7. Alexander’s ambition was to conquer the world
8. 775B.c. was the year of the first Olympic games
9. Augustus declare d himself as emperor in 27 B.C
10. Alexander is the son of Caesar
Fill in the blanks(10)
1. Australia is an ______________ ______________.
2. The kangaroo is a ______________ .
3. Caesar was assassinated in ______ B.C.
4. The romans republic was an _________.
5. Rome started transforming from a republic to an _____________.
6. Alexander was a student of __________.

2. 7. _________________ IS A SPECTACULAR MONOLITHIC HILL
FORMED BY RED SANDSTONE.
8. ___________________ ARE SKELETAL REMAINS of small marine
organisms.
9. _______________ is the sixth largest country.
10. ___________ is a physical division of Australia.
Answer the following questions(26)
1. Why does Australia celebrate Christmas in summer(2)
2. Why did pearl diving decline(2)
3. Contrast the Minoan and Mycenaean civilization (4)
4. Write a note on-(6))
Water resources
Monarchy
Democracy
Wildlife
Oil companies in Arab Gulf States
5. Why did the Minoan civilization decline(2)
6. What are the eastern highlands?Write a short note on it(2)
7. Why did the Achaeans wage war against the Trojans(2)
8. Why were modern ships used(2)
9. Why do the arabs have similar social conditions(2)
10. Name any two animals part of the marsupial family(2)
Who am I?(10)
1. Father of history
2. Socrates teaches me
3. Trojan prince
4. Mycenaean king during Trojan war

3. 5. King of Sparta
6. Most beautiful woman in the world during the Trojan war
7. King of Sparta wife
8. Legendary ruler named after a city
9. Help divers
10. Captain of the ship
Match the following(10)
Ras tannura 1000BC
Al ahmadi CONSUL
caesar ROME
Iron age Australia
Dark age Khartoum
Murray darling river system kuwait
sudan Saudi arabia
Italy 1100 bc
Correct the following statements(14)
The Minoans were a war like people.(2)
Australia was part of a huge landmass called Australasia.(2)
The Egyptian civilization is known as the cradle of the western
civilization.(2)
The granddaughter of phillip2nd is Helen.(4)
The granddaughter of Alexander is Herodotus.(4)
ANSWER THE QUESTIONS
1. Is ausralia an Island continent?If so why?Even if Australia is
not an ic give reasons to support your answer(5)
2. If Pericles didn’t die in 323 BC, what would have happened in
your opinion?Also give reasons why you think that would
happen(3)
3. What is a polis?(2)

4. Term 3(34)
Answer the questions?
Q1.How did sri gupta’s son raise the power and prestige of his
family?(2)
Q2.How was Ujjain made the second capital?(2)
Q3.Besides being a military man what was vikramaditya?(2)
Q4.How are fold mountains formed?(2)(Define it)
Q5.Why are drakensburg mountains not real mountains?(2)
Q6.Prose,poetry and ________ reached its peak under the
guptas.Justify your statement.(2)
Give reasons
1. Guptas are known to us(2)
2. Samudra gupta is a capable ruler(2)
3. WE Know a lot about samudragupta and his son.(2)
4. River are navigable over short distances.(2)
5. Africa is called the dark continent.(2)
6. The nile river is the most important river n Africa.(2)
Fill in the blanks(10)
1._________________ IS THE Surroundings of a place
2. __________________ is a realm of water
3.______________ CONSISTS Of the four realms
4.______________ is the realm that contains oceans
5. In Africa the river are ______________ over short distances.
6.__________________ is regarded as the saviour of India because he
checked into the invasion of the ______________ .

5. 7.The person who called himself the maharajadhiraja is
_______________ and his mother’s husband, ___________ founded the
gupta dynasty.
8.Vikramaditya means ________________.