History Quiz: Understanding the Human Past

History is the systematic study and documentation of the human ______

History is an academic discipline which uses a narrative to describe, examine, question, and analyze ______ events

Historians seek knowledge of the past using historical sources such as written documents, oral accounts, art and material artifacts, and ecological ______

History differs from myth in that it is supported by verifiable ______

Stories common to a particular culture, but not supported by external sources (such as the tales surrounding King Arthur), are usually classified as cultural heritage or ______

The Mughal Empire was founded in 1526 by

The Mughal Empire stretched from the outer fringes of the Indus River Basin in the west to the highlands of present-day

The Mughal imperial structure is sometimes dated to 1600, to the rule of Babur's

The Mughal Empire was formally dissolved by the British Raj after the Indian Rebellion of

During the 18th century, elements of Enlightenment thinking culminated in the ____________

The Mughal Empire sustained by military warfare, it did not vigorously suppress the cultures and peoples it came to ______; rather it equalized and placated them through new administrative practices, and diverse ruling elites, leading to more efficient, centralised, and standardized

Revolution began to challenge the legitimacy of monarchical and aristocratic power structures, including the structures and beliefs that supported ____________

The Industrial Revolution began during mid-century, leading to radical changes in human society and the ____________

The European colonization of the Americas and other parts of the world intensified and associated mass migrations of people grew in size as part of the Age of ____________

To historians who expand the century to include larger historical movements, the 'long' 18th century may run from the Glorious Revolution of 1688 to the Battle of Waterloo in 1815 or even ____________