Class 11 History 2025–26 | Chapter 2 | An Empire Across Three Continents | Important Questions, MCQ & Fill in the Blanks

 

🎯 A. Multiple Choice Questions (बहुविकल्पीय प्रश्न)

🔵 Q1. Which river formed the eastern boundary of the Roman Empire?
a) Nile
b) Euphrates
c) Rhine
d) Tiber
💬 Ans. b) Euphrates (यूफ्रेट्स)

🟢 Q2. Who reorganised provincial boundaries and fortified the frontiers?
a) Justinian
b) Constantine
c) Diocletian
d) Augustus
💬 Ans. c) Diocletian (डायोक्लेशियन)



🔴 Q3. The Lombards invaded Italy in –
a) 533
b) 568
c) 687
d) 774
💬 Ans. b) 568

🟣 Q4. The Roman Empire was spread across –
a) Two continents
b) Four continents
c) Three continents
d) One continent
💬 Ans. c) Three continents (तीन महाद्वीप)



🟡 Q5. Who made Christianity the official religion of the Roman Empire?
a) Diocletian
b) Constantine
c) Justinian
d) Augustus
💬 Ans. b) Constantine (कॉन्स्टैंटिन)



✏ B. Fill in the Blanks (रिक्त स्थान भरें)

🔵 1. The Mediterranean Sea was called the ______ of Rome’s empire.
💬 Ans. Heart (हृदय)

🟢 2. The Sahara Desert formed the ______ boundary of the Roman Empire.
💬 Ans. Southern (दक्षिणी)

🔴 3. Justinian recaptured Africa from the ______ in 533.
💬 Ans. Vandals (वैंडल्स)

🟣 4. The gold coin introduced by Constantine was called ______.
💬 Ans. Solidus (सोलिडस)

🟡 5. Inscriptions of Roman times were usually cut on ______.
💬 Ans. Stone (पत्थर)



🔄 C. Match the Following (मेल मिलाप करें)


🔹 Column A

🔸 Column B

1. Constantine

a) Vandals defeated in Africa

2. Justinian

b) Introduced Solidus

3. Rhine & Danube

c) Northern boundaries

4. Sahara Desert

d) Southern boundary

5. Papyrus

e) Writing material from Egypt

💬 Ans.
1 → b
2 → a
3 → c
4 → d
5 → e



📝 D. Short Question & Answer (संक्षिप्त प्रश्नोत्तर)

🔵 Q1. Name any two main rivers forming the northern boundary of the Roman Empire.
💬 Ans. Rhine (राइन) and Danube (डेन्यूब).

🟢 Q2. Who were ‘Papyrologists’?
💬 Ans. Scholars who study ancient documents written on papyrus (पपीरस).

🔴 Q3. Which new capital was founded by Constantine?
💬 Ans. Constantinople (कॉन्स्टैंटिनोपल), modern Istanbul.

🟣 Q4. Which plague hit the Mediterranean region in the 540s?
💬 Ans. The Plague of Justinian (जस्टिनियन की महामारी).

🟡 Q5. Who destroyed the Visigoth kingdom in Spain?
💬 Ans. Arabs (अरब).





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