A. Fill in the blanks.
1. The root cause of resentment of the colonists was the___________
of England
2. Stamp Act imposed____________
on all business transactions in the American colonies.
3. No taxation________
representation
4. The First Estate consisted of________
5. Voltaire was a______
writer.
Answers
Answer:
Answer 1.
Primary Sources – These sources provide first hand accounts or reports for an event of a time
period in history. Examples are administrative records, archaeological sources, surveys, legal
documents, diaries & accounts of travellers and eyewitness accounts.
Secondary Sources – These sources are based on primary sources. They explain, discuss,
describe, analyse and interpret the primary sources. Examples are books, newspapers,
magazines, letters & pamphlets, reports & reviews, films & photographs.
Answer 2.
The practice by which one country directly controls other countries and uses their resources
to increase its own power and wealth is known as colonialism.
Answer 3.
The important European explorers of the modern period were –
Christopher Columbus – He discovered an island off the coast of North America and named
it West Indies.
Ferdinand Magellan – His expedition proved that the earth was rounded and not flat. His
voyage became the first successful attempt to circumnavigate the Earth in History.
Bartolomeu Dias – He reached the southernmost tip of Africa and named it the Cape of Good
Hope.
Vasco da Gama – He discovered a direct sea route between Europe and India.
[ any three ]
Answer 4.
Renaissance is derived from the French term meaning ‘rebirth’. It refers to a time period in
European history that marked a new interest in the learning of the ancient civilizations of
Greece and Rome. This in turn led to new developments in different fields like art, literature,
architecture, science etc.