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Chapter 8 Contact & Interaction Review

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 45mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Pattern of winds that blew steadily in different directions at different times of the year

(a)  

Choose from the below words
monsoon wind
tsunami
giant wave
cyclone
2.

(a)   is the capital of (b)  

Choose from the below words

New Delhi

Mumbai

India

USA

3.

(a)   is the capital of (b)  

Choose from the below words

New Delhi

Mumbai

India

USA

4.

(a)   is the capital of (b)  

Choose from the below words

New Delhi

Mumbai

India

USA

5.

The process by which Southeast Asian rulers sought knowledge of Indian writing, government and culture​ (a)  

Choose from the below words

Indianisation

indoctrination

syncretism

Acculturation

6.

Trade was an important activity in ancient times because it allowed different civilisations to​ (a)   ​ with one another. ​

Choose from the below words

interact

join

work

transact

7.

​ ​ (a)   allowed a kingdom fo a civilisation to gain more wealth and power by conquering the weaker kingdoms.

Choose from the below words

Territorial expansion

diplomacy

conquest

8.

overland trade routes were usually difficult and ​ (a)   so the traders usually travelled in a group to offer protection to one another.

Choose from the below words

dangerous

scary

easy

9.

The traders who travelled on the overland trade routes would often encounter wild animals and fierce tribes which would be dreadful.

(a)  

10.

The overland trade routes enabled some towns and cities to (a)   due to the busy traffic of travellers.

11.

The discovery of (a)   and ports led historians to believe the existence of maritime trade between Indus Valley and Mesopotamia.

12.

Hippalus observed that there were (a)   in the winds of the Indian Ocean that changed directions at different times of the year.

13.

Many Chinese traders who settled in foreign lands looked for new business opportunities, so they were known as (a)   takers and entrepreneurs.

14.

Zheng He was a famous (a)   traveller who commanded 7 expeditions to countries like S.E.A, Ceylon, India and Persia.

15.

A (a)   required the foreign civilisations to pay respect to the emperor of China in the form of gifts and through an act of formalities.