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St. Joseph’s College of Arts & Science (Autonomous) St. Joseph’s College Road, Cuddalore – 607001 HI101 – Introduction to History Time : 3 hrs

Max . Marks : 75

SECTION A - (10 X 1 = 10) Answer ALL questions 1. _________________ is known s the “ Father of History” a) Thuchididy b) Plutarch

c) Herodotus

2. The Peloponnesian war was written by __________________ a) Thuchydidus b) Sophocles

c) Socrates

3. The Capital of Ancient Egypt was a) Memphis

b) Nubic

c) Libya

4. Fertile Cresent is the name given to a) Babylon

b) Mesopotamia

b) Assyria

5. The Sumerian King was called as_________________ a) Pastesti

b) Pharoah

c) monarch

6. The battle of Marathon was fought in the year______________ a) 401BC

b) 407B.C

c) 490 BC

7. Octavius Caesar assumed the title of_______________ a) Julius Caesor

b) Augustus Caesar

c) Antony

8. The Eastern Roman Empire was known as a) Christendom

b) Byzantine c) Frank Knigdom

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Q1/3L/05-15 9. John Kay invented the _________________in 1733 a) Spinning Jenny

b) water Frame

c) Flying Shuttle

10. Protestantism reached the acme of glory in Switzerland under the leadership of __ a) Johncalvin

b) John Knox

c) Henry VIII

SECTION B - (5 X 5 = 25) Answer any FIVE questions 11. Explain the role of History. 12. Explain the classification of the races of Europe. 13. What is the significance of the Pyramid Age of Egypt? 14. What is meant by “The Code of Hammurabi”? 15. Explain the political life of the Greeks 16. Explain the conquest of Greece by Philip II. 17. Write a note on the Punic Wars.

SECTION C - (2 X 20 =40) Answer any TWO questions 18. Evaluate the contribution of Egyptian Architecture. 19. Explain in detail the features of Athenian Democracy. 20. Describe the fall of the Republic and beginning of an Empire in Ancient Rome.

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