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1. 1.

   Fill in the blanks.

   1. The year AD 476 is taken to mark the end of the _____________ period and beginning of the _____________ ages.
   2. _____________ was the capital of the Eastern Roman Empire.
   3. Documents, autobiographies, memoirs, confidential and public reports are the _____________ sources of Modern period.
   4. _____________ is one of the most interesting and disputed periods of European history. 
   5. Florence in _____________ was the epicenter of Renaissance.
   6. Prince _____________ sent expeditions to explore the west coast of Africa.
   7. _____________ was the first European explorer to have reached eastern Asia by sailing west.
   8. Cornelius van Drebbel was the one who successfully developed the _____________ in 1624.
2. 2.

   Write True or False against the following.

   1. Imperialism resulted in upholding the humanity especially in the colonies.
   2. The modern age can also be said to have begun with the development of capitalism in the Western Europe.
   3. Industrial Revolution was a period of intellectual inquiry that marked the departure of Dark Ages.
   4. John Calvin wrote the Ninety-five Theses.
   5. The printing press first developed in Germany.
   6. Italy had favourable conditions for the beginning of the Reformation Movement.
3. 3.

   Match the Following.

   A	B
   (a) Design of a submarine	(i) Compound Microscope
   (b) Eyeglasses	(ii) Match
   (c) Hans Janssen and Hans Lippcrshey	(iii) Slave Trade
   (d) John Walker	(iv) Leonardo da Vinci
   (e) Portuguese	(v) Salvino D'Armato degli Armati

4. 4.

   Name the periods into which the historians divide the history of mankind.

5. 5.

   List some secondary sources to study the period of Transition.

6. 6.

   Define Renaissance.