extra questions for class 9 history chapter 1
Answers
Very Short Answer Type Questions
Question 1.
Which incident sparked the French Revolution?
Answer:
The attack by the third estate on the Bastille State prison (14th July 1789) and setting free the prisoners was the incident which sparked the French Revolution.
Question 2.
Why was Bastille prison attacked?
Answer:
The revolutionaries attacked the Bastille prison with a hope to find hoarded ammunition for the revolution.
Question 3.
Why was the Bastille hated by all?
Answer:
Bastille was hated by all because it was seen as a symbol of the despotic power of the king.
Question 4.
What did the French Revolution of 1789 stand for?
Answer:
The French Revolution of 1789 stood for the ideas of Liberty, Equality and Fraternity.
Question 5.
What was the immediate cause of rioting in Paris?
Answer:
The high price of bread was the immediate cause of rioting in Paris.
Question 6.
Which ruler came to power in France in 1774? [CBSE 2012]
Answer:
Louis XVI of the Bourbon family ascended the throne of France in 1774.
Question 7.
What activity of the French monarchy hastened the revolution?
Answer:
The extravagant lifestyle of the monarch brought France on the verge of bankruptcy and hastened the revolution.
Question 8.
How did the American War of Independence add more debt to France?
Answer:
The French army supported thirteen colonies of America in the war of independence against Great Britain. It added one billion livres (currency unit in France) that had risen to more than two billion livres with interest.
Question 9.
Why did the French government increase the taxes?
Answer:
To meet the regular expenses such as cost of maintaining an army, the court and running the government offices or universities, the state was forced to increase taxes.
Question 10.
What was the Old Regime?
Answer:
The term Old Regime is usually used to describe the society and institutions of France before 1789.
Answer:
Question 1.
What did the French Revolution of 1789 stand for ?
Answer:
The French Revolution of 1789 stood for the ideas of Liberty, Equality and Fraternity.
Question 2.
What did the fall of Bastille signify ?
Answer:
The fall of Bastille signified the end of the autocratic rule of the monarch.
Question 3.
Name the special tax levied by the church on peasants.
Answer:
Tithes was the special tax levied by the church on peasants.
Question 4.
On what principle was voting conducted in the Estates General ?
Answer:
Each Estate having one vote, was the principle on which voting was conducted in the Estates General.
Question 5.
What is a Guillotine ?
Answer:
The Guillotine is a device consisting of two pole and a blade with which a person is beheaded. It was named after Dr. Guillotine who invented it.
Question 6.
What idea did the ‘Law Tablet Convey’ ?
Answer:
It conveyed the idea that the law is the some for all, and all are equal before it.
Question 7.
Who was the leader of the Jacobin club ?
Answer:
Robespierre was the leader of the Jacobin club.
Question 8.
What was the Estates General ?
Answer:
The Estates General was a political body and was controlled by the French Monarch.
Question 9.
Who were denied entry to the assembly of the Estates General, called by Louis XVI on 5 May, 1789 ?
Answer:
Peasants, artisans and women were denied entry to the assembly of the Estate General.
Question 10.
Why were images and symbols used in the eighteenth century France ?
Answer:
The majority of men and women in 18th century France could not read and write. So images and symbols were frequently used instead of printed words to communicate important ideas.