A Period of Transition

Secondary sources are (a)   by historians.

Who was the first to discover africa?

• Bartholomev Diaz

• Christopher Columbus

• Vasco da Gama

• Ferdinand Megellan

Renaissance literally means (a)   .

When did the moden period begin in India?

• Nineteenth Century

• Twentieth Century

• Eighteenth Century

• Sixteenth Century

What was the southern most tip of Africa named as?

• Americas

• Cape of Victory

• It wasn't named.

• Cape of Good Hope

Name the two industrial cities which emerged during the Industrial revolution.

(a)  

Why does the beginning of the modern period in India, start when it does?

• New machines were made by bigger factories, starting from the 18th Century.

• India became self-sufficient and started focusing on renewable energy.

• This was the time when the British came to India. The changes they made were so radical that they are said to have constituted a new period.

• This was the time when the Portuguese came to India. The changes they made were so radical that they are said to have constituted a new period.

When did the Renaissance period begin and where?

• Spanned roughly fourteenth to seventeenth century. Began in Italy.

• Spanned roughly thirteenth to sixteenth century. Began in Great Britain.

• Spanned roughly fourteenth to seventeenth century. Began in Greece.

• Spanned roughly fourteenth to eighteenth century. Began in Italy.

The Renaissance thinkers were (a)   .

What was one of the major innovations during the Industrial Revolution?

• Steam engine

• Electric motor

• Internal combustion engine

• Nuclear reactor