Historical Developments Quiz

Why is it a challenge for historians to study the thousand years between 700 and 1750?

• Due to the lack of historical records

• Because of the abundance of original manuscripts

• Because of the limited number of historical events

• As a result of the availability of modern technology

What new technologies made their appearance during the period between 700 and 1750?

• The automobile and airplane

• The telephone and light bulb

• The Persian wheel and spinning wheel

• The printing press and steam engine

Which of the following foods arrived in the subcontinent during the period between 700 and 1750?

• Cabbage, carrots, and tomatoes

• Apples, oranges, and bananas

• Rice, wheat, and lentils

• Potatoes, corn, and tea

What group of people became important during the period between the eighth and fourteenth centuries?

• Vikings

• Samurais

• Rajputs

• Aztecs

What was the name derived from 'Rajaputra'?

• Sikhs

• Mughals

• Rajputs

• Marathas

What did the fourteenth-century chronicler Ziyauddin Barani write?

• A novel

• A poem

• A chronicle

• A play

What did historians have to do to guess what the author had originally written?

• Ask the author directly

• Guess randomly

• Use a time machine

• Read different manuscript versions of the same text

What was a serious problem for historians due to the lack of original manuscripts?

• Having too little information

• Having too much information

• Dependence on copies made by later scribes

• Finding the author's email address