G9 Emergence of Bani Yas and QWasim

1- In .............................. the Portuguese rounded the cape of Hope in South Africa and arrived at the coast of Southern India.

• 1498

• 1600

2- In ....................................., the Portuguese, led by Afonso de Albuquerque launched a series of naval and land attacks along the Arabian Gulf and Indian Ocean.

• 1650

• 1507

3- During the rule of Sheikh Rahma bin Matar al Qasimi ruled 1718-1760 the coastal town around Ras al- Khaima grew wealthy from its development of shiping, pearling and trade with other gulf town.

• True

• False

4- After 1880 the British increased their presence in the Gulf and became the most powerful after the withdrawl of the Detuch from the gulf in 1881

• True

• False

5- In 1761 the Bani Yas tribe under the leadership of Sheikh Diyab of the Al Nahyan family relocated and settled in the Island and coastal area of Abu Dhabi.

• True

• False

6- The Ottoman Empire dominated the Mediterranean and large parts of Western Asia since their conquest of Constantinople in .................................

• 1452

• 1550

7- In 1488, a Portuguese sailor, .........................................., managed to sail around the Southern tip of Africa.

• Marco Polo

• Bartholomew Diaz

8- In 1497, Vasco da Gama sailed from Lisbon in Portugal along the west African Coast.

• True

• False

9- ............................... became the first European sailor to complete a voyage between Western Europe and India.

• Vasco da Gama

• Bartholomew Diaz

10- The end of the Dutch period in ...........................

• 1990

• 1960