Short Answer TypeDescribe briefly how do the historians usually classify the contents of Mahabharata? Why is the text described as an itihas?
”The mid first millennium BCE is often regarded as a turning point in the World History.” Justify the statement.
”The mid first millennium BCE is often regarded as a turning point in the World History.”
(i) It saw the emergence of thinkers such as Zarathustra in Iran, Kongzi in China, Socrates, Plato and Aristotle in Greece and Mahavira and Gautama Buddha in India.
(ii) New Kingdom and cities were developing.
(iii) Many new ideas are found in Upanishads eg: life after death; meaning of life; the idea of rebirth etc.
(iv) Development of Mahayana Buddhism, Vaishnavism, Shaivism and goddess cults.
(v) The socio economic life was changing.
On the given political map of India label the following:
(i) Three major Buddhist sites.
(ii)Two important Kingdom or towns.(C 600 BCE- 600CE)
OR
On the given political outline map of India mark and label the following:
Any five territories/cities under Babur, Akbar & Aurangzeb’s reign.
How had Bernier described a complex social reality of the artisans under the artisans under the Mughals? Give any one reason.
Mention the two earliest Bhakti Movements of the Tamil Nadu, giving the main difference between them.
”Krishnadeva Raya was characterised by expansion and consolidation.” Justify the statement on the basis of evidences.
Describe briefly the expansion and consolidation of Mughal Empire under Jalaluddin Akbar (1556-1605).
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