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Grade 9 Assignment

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

When was the Exclusive Treaty signed

a)

1982

b)

1892

c)

1298

d)

9812

2.

Who ruled Abu Dhabi from 1795 to 1845

a)

Sheikh Zayed bin Khalifa al-Nayhan

b)

Sheikh Shakhbut bin Dhiyab

c)

Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan

d)

Sheikh Maktoum bin Butti

3.

The Qawasim state was first led by

a)

Sheikh Rahma bin Matar al -Qasimi

b)

Sheikh Zayed bin Khalifa Al-Nayhan

c)

Sheikh Sultan bin Saqr al-Qasimi

d)

Sheikh Dhiyab

4.

The Qawasim state was split into which two Emirates

a)

Ra's al-Khaimah

b)

Ajman

c)

Sharjah

d)

Abu Dhabi

5.

In which year was the Qawasim State split into two

a)

1877

b)

1866

c)

1871

d)

1762

6.

Which of the following was the first city attacked by the Portuguese in the Arabian Gulf

a)

Sohar in Oman

b)

Khor Fakkan in UAE

c)

Dibba in UAE

d)

Hormuz

7.

The people of Khor Fakkan used their waterpools for

a)

swimming

b)

fishing

c)

irrigation

8.

Khor Fakkan was liberated in what year

a)

1622

b)

1819

c)

1877

d)

1657

9.

Alfonso de Albequerque left the gulf region to which country

a)

Portugal

b)

India

c)

Sri Lanka

d)

France

10.

In what year was the first Portuguese attack on the Gulf region

a)

1708

b)

1507

c)

1988

d)

1972

11.

Who was the first navigator to sail from Portugal through the Western coast of Africa to the cape of Good hope

a)

Vasco Da Gama

b)

Bartholomew Diaz

c)

Ahmed Ibn Majid

d)

Christopher Columbus

12.

How many days did its take Vasco Da Gamma to return from India to Kenya

a)

23

b)

177

c)

189

d)

132

13.

Who commissioned Christopher Columbus' voyage to the new world

a)

King of Portugal

b)

King of Spain

c)

King of Italy

d)

King of Monaco

14.

Who was the first navigator to sail from Portugal through the Western coast of Africa and across the Indian Ocean to India

a)

Bartholomew Diaz

b)

Vasco Da Gamma

c)

Ahmed ibn Majid

d)

Christopher Columbus

15.

What were the winds that blew in the Indian Ocean Called

a)

Monsoons

b)

Hurricanes

c)

Droughts

d)

Tsunamis

16.

Afonso de Abuquerque left the gulf region to go to what country

a)

India

b)

France

c)

China

d)

Japan

17.

Which of the following discovered the new world

a)

Christopher Columbus

b)

Vasco Da Gama

c)

Marco Polo

d)

Bartholomew Diaz

18.

After the Portuguese were defeated, they left the gulf region

a)

True

b)

False

19.

In August, the Monsoon winds blow from

a)

West to East

b)

East to West

20.

When was the perpetual maritime treaty signed

a)

1852

b)

1853

c)

1677

d)

1820