Class 7 Holiday Home work Work sheet 1

Dear Student
Complete this week
Use A4 size paper

ARMY PUBLIC SCHOOL, GOLCONDA

Class : VII                         WORK SHEET – 1             Sub : SOCIAL STUDIES

I.FILL IN THE BLANKS :

1.    Cartographer is one who draws ____________

2.    Al-Idrisi was a ______________ cartographer.

3.    Archive was a place where ­­­­­­______________ were collected.

4.    Ziyauddin Barani was a _______ century chronicler.

5.    ___________ were the most dominant  group in society.

6.    The historians need to be sensitive to the different historical backgrounds.i.e. the ­­­­­_______________ in  which information about the past was produced.

7.    ________________ used the term “Hind”.

8.    Minhaj-i-siraj, a 14^th century chronicler, wrote in ­­___________.

9.    Assembly of elders is called ___________.

10.The teachings of the holy Quran was brought to India in ________century.CE.

II. ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS:

1.    What difference do you notice in the map drawn by al-Idrisi?

2.    What sources do the historians use for the study of a particular period of history?

3.    Who were scribes?

4.    What changes took place during 700 CE and 1750 CE?

5.    What were the new groups of people to be prominent in this age?

6.    Who were the patrons?

7.    What was the major development of this age?

8.    What is Quran?

9.    What is meant by the term manuscripts?

10.Write a note on Amir Khusrau? Paste a picture of Amir Khusrau.

Class 8 Holiday Homework Work Sheet 1

Dear students
Complete this work sheet this week.
Do work in A4 sheets

ARMY PUBLIC SCHOOL, GOLCONDA

WORKSHEET 1 

Class: VIII - SOCIAL STUDIES                                                               Subject: HISTORY

     Name - ………………………………….    Roll No - …….   

Fill in the blanks:

 

1.                                    was asked by Robert Clive to produce map of Hindustan.

2.      A three volume book written by James Mill,                                                  .

3.      To capture the characteristics of a time, history is divided into different                           .

4     .Many historians use the word, colonial instead of                 period.

5. When the subjugation of one country by another leads to political economic, social and                      cultural changes, we refer to the process as                                                               .

6.       To preserve important records, specialized institutions like                                and

                                were set up.

7.                               makes an object or substance resource.

8.       Resources that are drawn from nature and used without much modification are called as ________.

9.       ______________and____________are examples for human made resources.

10.   ________________helps in transferring the physical material into valuable resources.

11.    ___________________refers to the amount of resources available for use.

12.   ___________________resources are those whose entire quantity may not be known and these are not being used at present.

Tick the correct answer:

1.       According to the western philosophy               period was associated with the growth of –science, reason democracy, liberty.

a.    Modern               b. Medieval            c. Colonial

2.                  saw preparation of maps as essential to the process of domination.

a.    James Rennel     b. James Mill

3.                            divided Indian history into –Hindu, Muslim and British

a.    James Rennel      b.James Mill

4.                      A person who is specialized in the art of beautiful writing

a.    Cartographer           b. Calligraphist    c. Artist

5.                 Practice of surveying became common under the           administration.

a.    Mughal                 b. Sultanate                   c. British

6.                 The official records tell us about what the        were interested in.

a.    government                    b. common people

Match the followings:
1. Britannia	a. first Governor-General	[	]
2. Prince Arthur	b.British power	[	]
3. Warren Hastings	c. last Viceroy	[	]
4. Lord Mountbatten	d. Duke of Connaught	[	]
5. James Mill	e. cartographer	[	]
6. James Rennel	f. economist and political philosopher	[	]

8. Observe the picture below taken from NCERT textbook (page 5) and answer the questions that follow :

Questions

      I.         What is it?

    II.         When did it come up?

  III.         Where was it located when Delhi was built?

 IV.         What does this location reflect?

We are all aware that non-renewable resources are limited. We are also aware of the fact as to how judiciously we are supposed to use them. If we just ponder over the current situation wewill realize that how our greed has destroyed our planet.  What all activities can be done to increase the lifespan of non-renewable resources and how renewable resources can be incorporated for better living….. Think about them????

           Write your views in 6 – 8 lines.

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