Describe 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.
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).
The expansion and consolidation of Mughal Empire under Jalaluddin Akbar (1556-1605):
(i) Jalaluddin Akbar (1556-1605) was the greatest of all the Mughal emperors.
(ii) He not only expanded but also consolidated his empire.
(iii) Made it the largest, strongest and richest kingdom of his time.
(iv) He succeeded in extending the frontiers of the empire to the Hindukush mountains
(v) He checked the expansionist designs of the Uzbeks of Turan (Central Asia) and the Safavids of Iran.