KSEEB Solutions for Class 9 History Chapter 8 Modern Europe

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Karnataka State Syllabus Class 9 Social Science History Chapter 8 Modern Europe

Class 9 Social Science Modern Europe Textbook Questions and Answers

I. Fill in the blanks with suitable words :

Question :
1. Renaissance means _______ .
2. _______ is called the father of the Renaissance.
3. Followers of Martin Luther are _______ .
4. The leader of the Reformation movement is _______ .
5. Founder of the spinning jenny machine is _______ .
Answer :
1. Rebirth of Reawakening
2. Petrarch
3. Protestants
4. Martin Luther
5. James Flargreaves.

II. Answer the following questions :

Question 1.
What were the consequences of religious reformation?
Answer :
The consequences of religious reformations were :

• Many of the European kings got liberated from the hold of the Church and Pope.
• Religious reformation led to the rise of nationalism.
• Patriotic feelings became strong and the kings of Europe developed religious tolerance.
• The literary field saw progress. Local languages influenced European minds.
• The confiscated wealth of the Church was utilized for economic development.
• The Catholic Church itself underwent reformation and this came to be known as counter-reformation.

Question 2.
What were the reasons for geographical explorations?
Answer :
Constantinople was conquered by Turks . in 1453 A.D. They closed the sea route and the land route between the east and west to the Europeans Inevitably the Europeans tried to discover a new sea route to eastern countries.

Spain and Portugal were very ambitious to compete in sea trade with the Turks. The Europeans were basically adventurous. The invention of Mariner’s compass and Astrolabe equipment that helped the sailors to undertake voyages.

The Christian missionaries were very much interested to spread their religion in newfound countries. The European countries were badly in need of Indian spices, Chinese silk, and other materials. So they went for geographical explorations.

Question 3.
Which are the water colour paintings of Leonardo da Vinci’s?
Answer :
Leonardo da Vinci’s Last Supper and Mona Lisa are the water colour paintings of the Renaissance period.

Question 4.
Explain the development of literature in the period of Renaissance with an example.
Answer :
During the Renaissance period, most of the ancient Greek and Latin languages works were translated to different languages of Europe. Many cities of Italy became the centers of learning.

Petrarch was called Father of Renaissance. He collected about 200 scriptures of Greek and Latin manuscripts. He wrote the number of poems and sonnets. Boccaccio, Dante, Chaucer, Cervantes, Thomas More, William Shakespeare and many other writers of this period enriched the literature in different languages of Europe. St. Paul school, which was established in London dedicated to the acquisition of new knowledge.

Question 5.
Describe the effects of the Industrial Revolution.
Answer :
The Industrial Revolution brought innumerable effects on political, economic, and social conditions.

1. Pressure on agriculture decreased.
2. A new kind of capitalists emerged in the place of landlords. A new class of managers or entrepreneurs emerged in between capitalists and laborers.
3. Large scale production decreased the cost of commodities.
4. With the establishment of machinery, the old and small scale industries disappeared.
5. People left the villages, in search of jobs and migrated to towns and cities. These places had to face certain civil amenities.
6. The exploitation of labor became a common factor. In due course trade unions developed.
7. Many social reformers came to the help of the labour class. Karl Marx propounded the idea of “class war”. To avoid a class war he recommended Socialism.