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D VIDYA SCHOOL, NOIDA

UNIT TEST -1
SESSION 2018-19
CLASS-XI
SUBJECT-HISTORY
SET A
TIME: 1 ½ HOURS M.M:50
General Instructions:

 Answer all the questions. Marks are indicated against each question.
 Answer to question 1 to 3 carry 2 marks should not exceed 30 words each.
 Answer to question 4 to 10 carry 4 marks should not exceed 100 words each.
 Answer to question 11 and 12 carry 8 marks should not exceed 350 words each.

PART A
1) What are fossils? How can fossils be dated? (2)
2) Why was Mesopotamia important for the Europeans? (2)
3) What is bipedalism and what is the advantage of bipedalism? (2)
PART B
4) Elaborate the positive feedback mechanism. (4)
5) Explain the technological advancement made by the people of Uruk. (4)
6) Who worked for the construction of temples in Mesopotamia? (4)
7) How do we know that the people in Ur were superstitious? (4)
8) Briefly describe the language known to the Mesopotamians. (4)
9) Where is the word Homo derived from? Enumerate the various humans. (4)
10) Compare the replacement and regional continuity theory. (4)
PART C
11) Discuss the story of Human evolution. (8)
12) Describe the importance of writing for the Mesopotamians. (8)