Short Answer TypeWho was Cunningham? Mention any one account used by him to locate the early settlements of Harappa civilization.
’The most unique features of Mohenjodaro was the planned urban centre. ’ Support the statement with examples.
”The Mahabharata is a good source to study the Kinfolk’s values of ancient times.” Justify this statement with suitable arguments.
“The principle of ahimsa and renunciation emphasized by Jainism has left its mark”. Support the statement with Lord Mahavira’s messages.
How do the modern historians explain the development of Magadha as the most powerful Mahajanpada? Explain.
On the given Political Outline Map of India mark and name the following:
(a) kuru
(b) Rajgir
(c) Magadha
(d) Avanti
(e) Ujjain
OR
On the given political Outline Map of India, mark and name the following:
(a) Golconda
(b) Vijayanagara
(c) Mysore
(d) Quilon
(e) Tirunelveli
Which dynasty did Krishnadeva Raya belong to? Mention any one the expansion and consolidation policies?
Bernier’s description of imperial land-ownership influenced western theorists like French Philosopher Montesquieu and German Karl Marx. Justify it with suitable arguments.
Bernier’s descriptions influenced Western theorists from the eighteenth century onwards.
(i) The French philosopher Montesquieu, for instance, used this account to develop the idea of oriental despotism, according to which rulers in Asia (the Orient or the East) enjoyed absolute authority over their subjects.
(ii) They were kept in conditions of subjugation and poverty, arguing that all land belonged to the king and that private property was non-existent.
(iii) This idea was further developed as the concept of the Asiatic mode of production by Karl Marx in the nineteenth century.
(iv) He argued that in India (and other Asian countries), before colonialism, surplus was appropriated by the state.
(v) This led to the emergence of a society that was composed of a large number of autonomous and (internally) egalitarian village communities.
Explain the features of Islamic religion which contributed to its spread through the sub-continent.
In what ways have the daily routine and special festivities associated with the Mughal court conveyed a sense of power of the Mughal emperor? Explain.
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