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Grade VII

Chapter # : IMPORTANT CHANGES IN EUROPE

1) What is meant by Renaissance? How can you tell that Raphael's painting “The school of Athens’s
was painted during this period? [7]
2) What was the effect of the renaissance? [4]
3) What does the word “humanism “ mean? [4]
4) ‘Renaissance was a movement which promoted the scientific and social development. ‘ Discuss
in detail, four main causes that lead to the movement of renaissance. [10]
5) Why was Renaissance movement also known as period of Humanism? [7]
6) Who was Martin Luther? [4]
7) Why was the event happened in Wittenberg in 1517 important movement in the history of the
Christian church? [7]
8) How did Queen Elizabeth influence English history? [7]
9) Study figure 14.11 on page 102.
a) Who is shown in this portrait? [1]
b) What was the name of his second wife and her daughter? [1]
c) How did he run monasteries and why? [2]
d)

Chapter # : EIC AND PORTUGUESE

1) What was EIC? [4]

2) What are the importance of the port of Calicut? [4]
3) How did Albuquerque treat the local population? [7]
4) Why was the event at Amboyna in 1623 important for England and the subcontinent? [7]
5) ‘Establishment of EIC in 1600 was an important event that later led to the downfall of the
Mughal empire.’ In the light of the given statement, discuss how British expanded their rule in
the subcontinent. [10]
6) Map activity from page 130, figure 18.1.
7) Study figure 18.9.
a) Name the building shown in the figure. [1]
b) Where it was situated? [1]
c) Why it was important for the British empire? [2]