Question

Mark any five of the following Historical Places on the outline map of the world provided to you and add an explanatory note on each marked place in two sentences.

1. Rome

2. Jerusalem

3. Cape of Good Hope

4. New York

5. London

6. Berlin

7. Hiroshima

8. Moscow.

Answer 1

Rome: Capital of Italy, Capital of Roman Empire. *** City-City of Pope.

Jerusalem: In ** – holy city of Judaism Christianity and Islam. ***** crucified here.

Cape of Good Hope: In South **. Diaz called it Cape of Storms. Renamed as Cape of Good Hope when Vasco da Gama’* hopes of finding a new sea route to India were revived.

New York: In U.*.A. One of the 13 British Colonies. Head Quarters of U.N.O is located here.

London: Capital of U.K. Centre of Industrial Revolution.

Berlin: Capital of Germany, after World War II divided as East & West Berlin. Reunified in 1990.

Hiroshima: In Japan. Atomic dropped by USA in 1945. 80000 **.

Moscow: Capital of Russia, one of the centres of Russian Revolution of 1917.