In the course of time some empires and monarchs gradually came to a ____.

A) fall

B) purpose

C) overthrow

D) +downfall

E) proclaim

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What were the two consecutive stages in the development of primitive society?

A) community and property

B) court and prison

C) armed forces and state system

D)+ human herds and the clan

E) government bodies and societies

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Greek historian Herodotus was born in ___

A) 480-435 B.C.

B) 450-428 B.C.

C) 485-425 B.C.+

D) 348-330 B.C.

E) 455-448 B.C.

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Herodotus’s great work was called ___

A) world history

B) ancient history

C)universal history+

D) history of the universe

E) history of the world

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Herodotus ____ the growth of Persia from a petty subject kingdom to a vast dominant empire.

A) study

B) studying

C) studies

D) studied+

E) has studied

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The history of KarSU dates back to ____

A) 1972+

B)1970

C) 1971

D) 1974

E) 1975

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The most well-known historians of Ancient Rome are __

A) Polybius and Tacitus

B) Titus and Herodotus

C) Herodotus and Xenophon

E) Plutarch and Tacitus+

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Which of the followings belong historical writings?

A)++ stone inscriptions and chronicles

B) ancient monuments and reviews

C) historical events and wars

D) historic battles and struggles

E) historical sciences and scientists

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What do we a scholar in the field of history? We call him a ____

A) history

B)+historian

C) historical

D) historic

E) scientist

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Did you enter the history faculty by vocation? A) Yes, I do

B) Yes, I was

C) No, I don’t

D) ++Yes , I did.

E) No, I haven’t

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The history of Kazakh land began with the appearance of the human race in the ___ age.

A) coal

B) ++stone

C) silver

D) gold

E) copper

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History helps you to understand and explain the processes going on in various aspects of human _______ .

A) world.

B) ++history.

C) science

D) being

E) life

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Greek historian Herodotus was born in ___

A) Egypt

B) Central Asia

C) Italy

D) Persia

E) Asia Minor+

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The conquerors were greatly impressed ____ the wealth of the native rulers and the advance culture of the priests.

A) with

B) to

C)+ by

D) on

E) of

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The Aztecs and other highly civilized peoples ____ the central and southern parts of the country.

A) lived

B) located

C) placed

D) +inhabited

E) arrived

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Many ruins, the remnants of ancient cities and villages are scattered over nearly all the present-day ____.

A) Spain

B) Madrid

C) Paris

D) Poland

E) +Mexico

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History helps you to understand and explain the processes going on in various aspects of human _______ .

A) world.

B) ++history.

C) science

D) being

E) life

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Wars were always waged for the purpose of _____ other lands and peoples.

A) ++conquering

B) fighting

C) invading

D) oppressing

E) plundering

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The Turkic tribes _____ the capital of Kharluc khanate Balasagun in VI-IX centuries A.D.

A) invade.

B) ++invaded

C) invades

D) invading

E) have invaded

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In the course of time some empires and monarchs gradually came to a ____.

A) fall

B) purpose

C) overthrow

D)+ downfall

E) proclaim

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What were the two consecutive stages in the development of primitive society?

A) community and property

B) court and prison

C) armed forces and state system

D)+ human herds and the clan

E) government bodies and societies

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What holiday do Americans celebrate during the third week in September?

A) Thanksgiving Day

B) Autumn Holiday

C) Indian Holiday

D) Indian Heritage Week+

E) Christmas

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In primitive society there was ___

A) stone inscriptions

B) courts

C) exploitation

D) armed forces

E) +human herds

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I’m greatly interested in Contemporary History of my country than _____.

A) +Modern History

B) History of XXI century

C) Previous history

D) Ancient history of our republic

E) the history of my time

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After finishing school I made up my mind to ____ History as my future specialty.

A) +enter

B) enroll

C) join

D) devote

E) take up

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_______ is a science dealing with the development of human society.

A) Mathematics

B) Physics

C) Chemistry

D) Geography

E) History+

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The history of Kazakh land began with the appearance of the human race in the ___ age.

A) coal

B) +stone

C) silver

D) gold

E) copper

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The ancient nomadic tribes called „ saki“ ___ steppes of Kazakhstan in the first millenium B.C.

A) ++inhabited

B) lived

C) inhabit

D) located

E) occupied

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How were the ancient nomadic tribes called? They were called ____

A) usuni

B) saki

C) +Turkic tribes

D) khanates

E) djungars

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The Turkic tribes invaded the capital of Kharluc khanate Balasagun in ____.

A) VI-IX centuries B.C.

B) +VI-IX centuries A.D

C) V-VII centuries A.D.

D) V-VII centuries B.C.

E) X-XII centuries A.D.

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The Mongol invasion into the Central Asia led by Chingizkhan started at the beginning of the __.

A) X century

B)XI century

C) XII century

D)++ XIII century

E) XIV century

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Chingiskhan conquered Semirechie in ____ and started the siege of Otrar which did not surrender to him.

A) 1210

B) 1211

C) ++1218

D) 1217

E) 1216

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Change the following into Passive: Somebody locked the front door

A) The front door to be locked by somebody

B) The front door locked by somebody

C) The front door was locked by somebody+

D) The front door were locked by somebody

E) The front door is locked with somebody

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Choose the sentence in the Passive voice:

A) My friend offered me a trip to England+

B) She suspected him being unfair.

C) After giving the patient the prescribed medicine, the nurse went out.

D) I have just had my suit cleaned.

E) She saw him playing volley-ball .

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Choose the equivalent of the sentence in the Passive Voice: I introduced my friend to my parents.

A) I was introduced to my friend.

B) My parents introduced me to my friend

C) My friend was introduced to my parents.++

D) My friend is introduced to my parents.

E) My parents are introduced to my friend.

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Find the sentence in the Active Voice:

A) The doctor was sent for.

B) She will be followed.

C)++ You are asked on the phone.

D) Someone wants you on the phone.

E) I am often helped with my work.+

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Choose the sentence in the Passive Voice:

A) I often see him there.

B)++ Is this expression often used in the language?

C) He took him for a walk.

D) Can you lend me a dictionary?

E) Do you prefer pineapple or orange juice?

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In the XIX century Kazakh people led by great Kazakh khans Abylai and Kabanbai and batyrs won the victory ____ Djyngar khanate.

A) on

B)++ under

C) for

D) over

E) above

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After gaining the ____ a new period in history of Kazakhstan as a democratic state, started.

A) independent

B) sovereign

C) stability

D) +independence

E) freedom

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In 1805 the English fleet under Admiral Nelson's command ______ the combined fleet of France and Spain. The victory was won _________ Nelson's life.

A) surrended, with the help of

B) defeated, at the cost of

C) ++win, thanks to

D) fight, due to

E) struck, according to

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The idea of „universal history“ belonged to

A) ancient historians

B) contemporary historians

C) later historians

D) Xenophon

E) Herodotus+

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The object of Herodotus’s great work was to record ____

A) + a history of wars between the Greeks and the barbarians

B) a history of the struggle between Greece and Persia

C) Persia as a great power

D) a history of a particular war at that period

E) the great Persian war of invasion

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What do we a scholar in the field of history? We call him a ____

A) history

B)+historian

C) historical

D) historic

E) scientist

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The most famous ancient historians come from ____

A) Rome

B) Babylon

C) Egypt

D) +Ancient Greece

E) Persia

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The most well-known historians of Ancient Rome are __

A) Polybius and Tacitus

B) Titus and Herodotus

C) Herodotus and Xenophon

E)+ Plutarch and Tacitus

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Which of the followings belong historical writings?

A) +stone inscriptions and chronicles

B) ancient monuments and reviews

C) historical events and wars

D) historic battles and struggles

E) historical sciences and scientists

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The history of mankind begins with the ____.

A) +primitive community

B) utopian society

C) human herd

D) clan system

E) private property

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I the primitive community there was no ____

A) simple tools

B) hand axes

C) human herds

C)+ state system

E) tribes

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In primitive society there was ___

A) private property

B) classes

C) exploitation

D) armed forces

E)+ clans

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What led to the replacement of the human herd by the clan?

A)+ the appearance of new tools

B) the appearance of private property

C) the appearance of labour

D) the appearance of armed forces

E) the appearance of government bodies

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Who governed the clan?

A) their leader

B) the oldest woman

C) +their elders

D) who won the election

E) who won the battle

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What were the two consecutive stages in the development of primitive society?

A) community and property

B) court and prison

C) armed forces and state system

D) ++human herds and the clan

E) government bodies and societies

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The Stone Age was a period of history which began in approximately

A)+ 2 million B.C.

B) 3 million B.C.

C) 1 million B.C.

D) 1,5 million B.C

E) 2,5 million B.C.

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The Stone Age was a period of history which lasted ___

A) 3000 years

B) +until 3.000 B.C

C) for 2,500 B.C

D) till 2000 B.C.

E) for 2,300 B.C

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