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During which period did the first known use of stone tools by hominins occur?
During which period did the first known use of stone tools by hominins occur?
- Bronze Age
- Stone Age (correct)
- Iron Age
- Protohistory
Which civilizations were the first to develop their own scripts and keep historical records?
Which civilizations were the first to develop their own scripts and keep historical records?
- Ancient Greece and Rome
- Inca and Moche
- Sumer and Mesopotamia, Indus Valley Civilisation, and ancient Egypt (correct)
- Maya and Aztec
What is the period called when a culture is written about by others, but has not developed its own writing system?
What is the period called when a culture is written about by others, but has not developed its own writing system?
- Prehistory
- Bronze Age
- Protohistory (correct)
- Iron Age
What was Gandhi's role in the Indian National Congress and what were some of the campaigns he led?
What was Gandhi's role in the Indian National Congress and what were some of the campaigns he led?
What were some of the challenges to Gandhi's vision of an independent India, and how did he respond to them?
What were some of the challenges to Gandhi's vision of an independent India, and how did he respond to them?
What were some of the personal practices and choices that Gandhi adopted as a means of both introspection and political protest?
What were some of the personal practices and choices that Gandhi adopted as a means of both introspection and political protest?
Gandhi adopted the short dhoti woven with hand-spun yarn as a mark of identification with Indias ______ poor.
Gandhi adopted the short dhoti woven with hand-spun yarn as a mark of identification with Indias ______ poor.
Gandhi led nationwide campaigns for easing poverty, expanding womens rights, building religious and ethnic amity, ending untouchability, and, above all, achieving ______ or self-rule.
Gandhi led nationwide campaigns for easing poverty, expanding womens rights, building religious and ethnic amity, ending untouchability, and, above all, achieving ______ or self-rule.
In August 1947, Britain granted independence, but the British Indian Empire was partitioned into two dominions, a Hindu-majority India and a ______-majority Pakistan.
In August 1947, Britain granted independence, but the British Indian Empire was partitioned into two dominions, a Hindu-majority India and a ______-majority Pakistan.
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