Recreating History

An Empire Across The Three Continents (11 history CBSE Board)           QUESTION ANSWER  Q1. Write down some basic features of Roman society and economy.. Ans. Basic features of Roman Society. 1. Widespread prevalence of the nuclear family. 2. Wife did not transfer to her husband's authority but retained full rights in the property of her natal family.  3. The considerable legal rights women enjoyed in owning and managing property. 4. In law married couple was not one financial entity but two.  5. Divorce was relatively easy and needed no more than a notice of intent to dissolve the marriage by either husband or wife. 6. Prevalence of vast diversity in religious cults. Basic features of Roman Economy. 1. Preference to live in urban centres. 2. Cities as bedrock of the imperial system 3. Cities better provided for. 4. Disputes between the rich and the poor. 5. Constant exchange of commodities between various regions. e.g., wine from Campania, wheat...

              WRITING AND CITY LIFE Q. 1. The kingdom of Mari was not militarily strong yet it was exceptionally prosperous. Given any four reasons.  Ans. After 2000 BCE the royal capital of Mari flourished. Among the factors which contributed to its prosperity were  1. The geographical location of Mari Mari stood on the southern plain which was highly productive agriculturally 2 Moreover animal rearing was yet another profitable occupation of the people as some of the communities were both farmers and pastoralists. 3. Located on the Euphrate's, Mari, occupied an advantageous position. It profited from trade both upstream and downstream.  4. It profited immensely by levying charge of 1/10 of the value of goods before allowing the boat to continue downstream. Q. 2. Write a short note on the development of writing in Mesopotamian civilisation.  Ans. By 3500 BCE the economy of Sumeria had become sufficiently complex to necessitate a pr...

1. How does democracy produce an accountable, responsive and legitimate government? Ans- Accountable   1. In a democracy, the Government is always held accountable. If any of the policies, and laws are not implemented properly, then the citizens have the right to vote them out in the next elections.  2. Moreover, in a democracy, citizens can approach the Judiciary, if the Government has taken any actions which are against the well-being of citizens. 3. People can hold protests, carry out campaigns and organise rallies and force the government to make policies for people's welfare. Responsive 1. Democracy gives responsible form of government which promotes the decisions in the favours of the public opinion.  2. The Government is responsible for taking care of what are the needs of the people and their expectations from the government.  3. These representatives look into the problems of the society and make policies and programmes that rid society those problems. ...

Q1. State the various functions political parties perform in a democracy. Ans- 1. Parties contest elections. In most democracies, elections are fought mainly among the candidates put up by political parties. . 2. Parties put forward different policies and programmes and the voters choose from them. 3. Parties play a decisive role in making laws for a country. 4. Parties form and run governments. Parties recruit leaders, train them and then make them ministers to run the government in the way they want. 5. Those parties that lose in the elections play the role of opposition.  They criticise government for its failures or wrong policies. 6. Parties shape public opinion. They raise and highlight issues. Parties sometimes also launch movements for the resolution of problems faced by people.  7. Parties provide people access to government machinery and welfare schemes implemented by governments. For an ordinary citizen it is easy to approach a local party leader than a government o...

CBSE  Class 12  History Part-I: CHAPTER 4 Thinkers Belief and Buildings Culture Development Quick Revision  Buddhist, Jaina and Brahamanical text, monument and inscription are the some of the important historical sources of the age of C 600 BCE-600CE, which help in reconstructing Indian history. A detailed study: A Glimpse of Sanchi Buildings of Sanchi Kanakheda are the most wonderful         ancient buildings in the state of Bhopal. Nineteenth-century Europeans were very interested in the stupa at Sanchi. The rulers of Bhopal, Shahjehan Begum and her successor Sultan Jehan Begum, provided money for the preservation of the ancient site. One of the most important Buddhist centres, the discovery of Sanchi has vastly transformed our understanding of early Buddhism. Today it stands testimony to the successful restoration and preservation of a key archaeological site by the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI). Buddhist tradition: Sacrifices and Debate...

THEMES IN INDIAN HISTORY PART-I THEME-7, AN IMPERIAL CAPITAL: VIJAYNAGARA STAND ALONE MCQs                                                                                                     (1 Mark each) Q. 1. Arrange the following dynasties of Vijayanagara Empire in Chronological order:  (1) Sangama      (2) Aravidu               (3) Tuluva            (4) Saluva  Choose the corr...