CAMBRIDGE INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL, DUBAI
Revision Worksheet -Term 3
HISTORY
Ls 1 : Slave Trade
1. Who were the slaves?
The slaves were millions of Africans that were forcibly transported overseas for a period of
about 450 years.
The enslavement of people from West Africa by British, European and African traders, and
their mass transportation to the Americas was known as the transatlantic Slave Trade.
2. How did it begin? How did it work ?
Advances in ship design and navigation enabled European traders to travel reliably to Africa.
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Traders would export manufactured goods to West Africa where they would be exchanged for
slaves from African merchants.
 The slaves were transported across the Atlantic and sold for huge profits in the Americas.
 Traders used the money to buy raw materials such as sugar, cotton, coffee, metals, and tobacco,
which were shipped back and sold in Europe.
 By the end of the 18th century, Britain had come to dominate the trade, with around 150 slave
ships leaving Liverpool, Bristol, and London each year
Lesson 2: The Black Hole of Calcutta
The East India Company (EIC), also known as the Honourable East India
Company (HEIC), East India Trading Company (EITC), the English East India
Company or (after 1707) the British East India Company, and informally known as John
Company, Company Bahadur, or simply The Company, was an English, and later
British, joint-stock company founded in 1600 It was formed to trade in the Indian Ocean
region, initially with the East Indies (the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia. The
company seized control of large parts of the Indian subcontinent and maintained trading posts
and colonies in the Persian Gulf Residencies.
Originally chartered as the "Governor and Company of Merchants of London Trading into the
East-Indies", the company rose to account for half of the world's trade during the mid-1700s
and early 1800s, particularly in basic commodities including cotton, silk, indigo
dye, sugar, salt, spices, saltpeter, tea, and opium. The company also ruled the beginnings
of the British Empire in India.
The company eventually came to rule large areas of India, exercising military power and
assuming administrative functions. Company rule in India effectively began in 1757 after
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the Battle of Plassey and lasted until 1858 when, following the Indian Rebellion of 1857,
the Government of India Act 1858 led to the British Crown assuming direct control of India in
the form of the new British Raj.
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QUESTIONS
Who wished to drive the East India trading company out of India?
Why would the ruler ask the company to leave their stronghold?
Why did the company set up an office in India?
What action did the Indian ruler take against the company?
What happened to the prisoners in the cell?
ANSWERS
1 )Indian prince Siraj-ud-Daula wanted to drive the east India company out of India
2)because the East India Company were not agreeing to pay higher revenue to the prince
3)to manage their accounts and organise the trade with England and East Indies
4)The prince asked the company to stop fortifications and those who disobeyed were put in prison
5)the prisoners were suffocated and dehydrated due to intense heat, the room in which the
prisoners were locked was small.
QUESTIONS
What is the Black Hole of Calcutta known for?
Why are the people in the room asking for water?
How are the people feeling and why?
What was the outcome of the event? Why was the ruler criticized for his action
When did this event take place
ANSWERS
Black hole in Calcutta is known for the tragedy in which 146 Britons died.
the people are asking for water /the people are feeling suffocated, thirsty because it is very hot.
Most of the people fainted, they felt sick due to the space and heat
the event took place 1756/the ruler was criticized for his harshness and inhumane action as well
as indifference.
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Ls 3 : The Industrial Revolution
1. What is meant by domestic system?
Ans :Prior to the Industrial Revolution Britain’s main industry was making woollen cloth. The
manufacturing did not happen in factories, the spinning and weaving happened at home. This system is
known as Domestic System.
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Why were there few factories in England in the early 18th century?
There were few factories in the early 18th century, because there were few reliable sources of power.
The workers depended on water wheels to turn the machines.
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3. What was important about the invention of the steam engine?
Ans : The steam engine was used to drive the pump to pull out water from the tin mines. Later the
power of the steam was used to drive the machinery. As a result of this change, factories sprang up in
towns and led to mass production of goods.
4. How Britain changed during the Industrial Revolution?
Ans : a) there was development of infrastructure- roads and railways, bridges were constructed to
connect the places and transport goods and raw materials.
b)There was increase in employment-thousands of jobs were created. Sanitation improved and
better health facilities and medical treatments.
c) many new scientific inventions –locomotive and spinning wheel improved production of goods.
Ls 4 : Agricultural Revolution
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DISADAVANTAGES OF OPEN FIELD SYSTEM
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LS: Wars , Riots and Rebellions and the American Revolution
During the 17th century, many people from Britain and Europe had migrated to North
America for religious or economic reasons. The migrants from Britain set up colonies on
the east coast of United States of America.
In 1775, the British American colonies decided they had enough of the British rule.
In these colonies, which had their own local governments - their own laws, religions and
they often fought and argued with each other. By 1775, Britain had made them so angry
that they united to force Britain to give them independence.
The migrants drove out the British and wrote a Declaration of Independence, set about
working out how thirteen states with different laws and attitudes, least of all slavery,
could work together as a ‘nation’. Newspapers and speeches were full of ideas of Liberty
and ‘rights of man’. These ideas spread across the sea to Europe.
 Why did the people set up British colonies in North America?
 Explain two advantages of independence achieved by the colonists.
 many people from Britain and Europe had migrated to North America
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GEOGRAPHY
Weather and Climate
Explain the Key Terms: Match them with the meanings.
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Temperature
Air pressure
Precipitation
Humidity
Haze
Barometer
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The amount of rainfall or snow that occurs in a place.
An instrument to record air –pressure.
An instrument to record air temperature.
The degree or intensity of warmth or coldness of air at a particular time or place.
The amount of water vapour which is present in the atmosphere.
Fine suspended dust particles, light vapour or smoke, which prevent clear visibility.
Winds that blow consistently in each direction over a particular region of the earth
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Important Lines of Latitudes
Tropical Zone
Global climate types
The surface of planet Earth can be divided according to the climate type that is found in each location.
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Polar – cold, dry climates found in the far north and south of the planet, such as Antarctica. Some
polar regions are covered in ice and others have tundra vegetation.
Temperate – climates that are not too hot or too cold, such as the UK. Higher levels of
precipitation are often found closer to the sea than further inland.
Mediterranean – warm coastal regions between 30° and 45° north and south of the Equator,
such as Italy. These climates have hot, dry seasons and milder, wetter seasons.
Arid – dry climates common along the Tropics of Cancer and Capricorn, where air is usually
falling, such as the Sahara desert in north Africa. Few plants can survive within deserts, but some
grasses and trees grow in semi-arid regions.
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Tropical – hot and usually wet climates found along the Equator, such as the Amazon rainforest,
in Brazil. Air rises here, leading to heavy rainfall. Tropical rainforests grow in tropical climates.
Mountain – colder climates at high altitudes, which can be found anywhere on the planet, such
the Andes in South America. Only small plants, such as grasses and mosses, can survive above the
tree line.
Coastal Management
Why is coastal management important?
a) It is important to save people from impact of coastal flooding.
b) The world’s sea water levels are rising slowly.
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c) Some people find the features attractive.
d) Not all coastal regions can be managed using same strategies.
What are tidesThe regular rise and fall of the ocean’s waters are known as tides. Along the coast, the water
slowly rises up over the shore and then slowly falls back again.
Uses of tides
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Tides are useful, especially to the people belonging to the coastal communities and
such related areas.
High tides help in navigation.
Tides also bring in a lot more fish closer to the shores, making it easier for the
fishermen. Tides can also be harnessed to generate energy.
Factors affecting climate
Latitude-At the Equator, the Sun lies directly overhead. At the poles, the Sun is lower in the
sky. Places closer to the Equator are therefore hotter as the Sun’s rays are more
concentrated. The movement of air evens out this difference in temperature. This is called
global atmospheric circulation. The movement of air is also responsible for differences in
precipitation across the globe
Altitude-Higher land is cooler and wetter. There is a decrease in air temperature of around 0.6 °C to
0.7 °C for every 100 m gained in height or 6.5 °C for 1000 metres. As air cools, water vapour
condenses into clouds and then falls as precipitation. This is called relief rainfall.
Distance from the sea- Oceans heat up and cool down much more slowly than land. This means that
coastal locations tend to be cooler in summer and warmer in winter than places inland at the
same latitude and altitude.
Define the following –
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