Class: 6 3RD QUARTER 2023-24 Subject: History

Name: _________________________________________________________Date: ________________

Marks obtained_________________ Total Marks:50

Total time allowed: 2 hours

Section A

Q1: Choose the correct answer, and colour the correct circle: (10marks)

1. The Arabian Peninsula lies in

O Europe O Asia O North America O Africa

2. Who was the first person to convert Islam

O Hazrat Ali ibn Abu Talib O Hazrat Abu bakr

O Hazrat Khadijah O Hazrat Umar

3. The _______________ controlled significant trade routes all over the

Arabian Peninsula before 100CE.

O Romans O Nabateans O Persians O Egypians

4. The first migration by the persecuted Muslims of Makkah was to?

O Yathrib O Taif O Bosra O Abyssnia

5. The bonds of brotherhood were strong between the ____________ of Yatrib,

and the Muhajireen.

O Banu Hashim O Al-Ansar O Jews O Quresh

6. Arabia did not have a ______________, but was divided into tribes, each
with their own chief.

O a central government O a type of government

O the center of government O Big center of government

7. Daughters were often buried alive by the families who wanted ____________

O Money O Gold O Sons O Land

8. The main economic occupation was _______________

O Agriculture O Online business O Trade O All of above

9. In 610CE, Hazrat Muhammad heard the voice of the Angel Jibraeel in _____

O Cave Hira O Cave Heet

O Cave Umm Jirsan O Cave Jabal Qarah

10. _____________, the first masjid of Islam

O Masjid Quba O Masjid Bilal

O Masjid Bokhari O Masjid al-Qiblatayn

Q2: Match the following (about the holy prophet Mohammad ‫ ) ﷺ‬as
column A with column B and write the correct answer in column C:
(5marks)

column A column B column C

1 Born into Amina bint Wahab
2 Father Abdul-Muttalib
3 Mother Abdul Talib
4 Grand father Abdullah Ibn Abdul-Muttalib
5 Uncle Banu Hasim tribe

Q3: Tick mark the correct answers and cross the incorrect ones: (5marks)

1. Hazrat Muhammad named the migrants from Makkah as Al-Muhajireen

and the residents of Yatrib as Al- Ansar( )
2. In 628CE, 1400 Muslims travelled to Makkah for performing Umrah
( )
3. A group of 313 Muslims defeated Makkans in the Battle of Badr
( )
4. In 632CE, during the month of Zil Hajj, Hazrat Muhammad gave his
farewell sermon in Makkah ( )
5. Hazrat Khadijah was not a widow when got married to Hazrat
Muhammad ( )
 Class: 6 3RD QUARTER 2023-24 Subject: History

Section B
Q2: Write the short notes on “any five”. Each part carries equal marks
(15marks)
1. Why do you think Howard Carter was so excited when he peered into
Tutankhamen’s tomb?
2. What do you think is the most interesting features of the ancient
Egyptian civilization?
3. What information given in the chapter, do you think we might not know
if the Rosetta stone had not been discovered?
4. What did Cyrus the great want people to think of him?
5. Compare the claims that Darius I made about him with what he actually
did. Explain whether you think he actually ruled in the way he claimed?
6. Did Xerxes rule in a different way from Darius I and Cyrus the great?
Explain your answer
7. Why might Alexander the great thought he stood a change of taking
over the vast Persian Empire?

Section C

Q2: Write the brief answers on “any three”. All the questions carry equal
marks. (15marks)
1. Why was the Greek writer Herodotus impressed by the Persian
Messenger service?
2. What suggests that the person who owned the Oxus Chariot model was
rich?
3. What was the main difference between the way “Darius I ruled the
Persian Empire and Weak Successors”?
4. Describe the Pyramids and explore why they were shaped so, and the
reason behind them usual being filled with gold? Draw a Pyramid too
5. How did the ancient Egyptians bury their dead? Was there difference in
the way the common people and pharaohs were buried?
 Class: 7 3RD QUARTER 2023-24 Subject: History

Name: _________________________________________________________Date: ________________

Marks obtained_________________ Total Marks:50

Total time allowed: 2 hours

Section A
Q1: Choose the correct answer, and colour the correct circle: (10marks)

1. The economic and social conditions in Britain were very different before the
Industrial revolution, which began in

O 1750 O 1860 O 1970 O 2022

2. Canals were constructed as an alternative means of transport with long boats

pulled by _____________.

O Bulls O Horses O Donkeys O Cows

3. During the 18th century, British engineers began to build steam engines,
initially to pump water out of __________________

O Underwater O Coal mines O Coast regions O All of above

4. George Stephenson and his son Robert, built steam-powered engines called

O Locomotives O Loco engines O Coastal engines O All of above

5. The 18th century was an age of discovery and invention in ______________

O England and Europe O Scotland and Europe

O Netherland and Europe O Switzerland and Europe

6. _____________was still an important industry in Britain.

O Monitoring center O Agriculture

O The money of an event O Sugar industries

7. Cheap houses were built around the factories to house the __________

O Factory workers O reporters

O Social Events workers O farmers

8. Arabian currency was used in the Empire of

O Umayyad’s Dynasty O Abbasids Dynasty

O Muslim Dynasty O All of above

9. The capital of Islam was moved to

O Damascus, Syria O Texas, USA

O Bombay, India O none of these

10. The Abbasids Dynasty ruled from last for about ___________ years

O 508 O 608 O 708 O 808

Q2: Match the following column A with column B and write the correct
answer in column C: (5marks)

column A column B column C

1 Janissaries
2 Sultan Suleiman
3 Mehmet
4 Abbasids Dynasty
5 Cordoba
Reckless genius
750 to 1258
World’s largest olive Plantations
Magnificent
Ottoman Military

Q3: Tick mark the correct answers and cross the incorrect ones: (5marks)

1. Mehmet, the conqueror was a smart and brave leader and was called
“Reckless genius” ( )
2. The Janissaries were special soldiers in the Ottoman Empire ( )
3. Arabic was become the official language in Umayyad’s Dynasty ( )
4. The leaders of Abbasids Dynasty built Baghdad, the capital ( )
5. The Abbasids did not built any roads and postal routes ( )
 Class: 7 3RD QUARTER 2023-24 Subject: History

Section B
Q2: Write the short notes on “any five”. Each part carries equal marks
(15marks)
1. For how long did the Abbasids Dynasty resign?
2. Describe the impact of the Reconquista on Muslim rule in the region?
3. What was Toledo like during the time Europe was going through the “Dark
Ages”?
4. Give three examples of how the Abbasids were instrumental in leading the
Muslim the golden age of Islam?
5. What was the important factor in the establishment of a long term Muslim
presence in Spain?
6. To what extent many conqueror a “reckless genius”?
7. Why did the Abbasids Caliphs build Baghdad?

Section C

Q2: Write the brief answers on “any three”. All the questions carry equal
marks. (15marks)
1. Compare the Abbasids Dynasty with the Umayyuds?
2. How far did Sultan Sulaiman (1520-66) deserve the title “Magnificant”?
3. What made the city of Cordoba one of the greatest in the world? Explain
your answer in details?
4. Why the Translation Movement was so successful? Give your reason.
5. Who were Janissaries?