Fill in the blanks:

1. The Modern Age in India began with the conquest of India by the ______________.
2. India was ruled by the British for nearly ___________ years.
3. The two kinds of source material for the Modern period are _________ sources and __________ sources.
4. The _____________ ushered in revolutionary changes in Europe and marked the transition from the _____________ Age to the ___________ Age.
5. The four characteristic features of the Renaissance period are _____________, _____________, _____________ and _________________.

Match the following:

Choose the correct answer:

1. In India the Modern Period is generally regarded as having begun in the mid-15th/mid-18th/mid-16th century.
2. The primary sources for the study of the Moden Period are preserved in archives/banks/factories.
3. The wealthy merchants and the professional class consisting of doctors, lawyers, teachers etc., formed the upper class/middle class/lower class.
4. The invention of the printing press/telegraph/telephone helped to spread the ideas of the Renaissance thinkers far and wide.
5. Martin Luther was an Italian/a German/a French Christian monk.

State whether the following are true or false:

1. The source material of the Modern period is of two kinds - primary and secondary.
2. Primary sources of history include books, reviews, reports and articles.
3. Renaissance scholars shifted the focus from divine affairs to human affairs.
4. The voyages of discoveries led to a decline of trade and commerce.
5. The Reformation was also known as the Protestant Movement.

The history of most nations can be divided into a number of periods. Name them.