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| 3501. |
What was the basis of economic organisation? |
| Answer» SOLUTION :The BASIS of ECONOMIC ORGANISATION was the GUILD. | |
| 3502. |
Describe the life of Christian monks in a monastery during the medieval period of Europe. |
| Answer» SOLUTION :The men who led the life of self-denial and self-control were called MONKS. The monks lived in monastery and led the simple life. They had to take a vow not to acquire any kind of worldly POSSESSION. They were not allowed to MARRY and had to take a vow to obey the chief of monastery. Their only mission in life was to pray and preach and to spread moral teachings among the common PEOPLE. | |
| 3503. |
How have the fossils of human species been classified? |
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Answer» Solution :The FOSSILS of human species have been classified by the SCIENTISTS into three categories. These are (i) Homo habilis (ii) Homo erectus (III) Homo sapiens. |
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| 3504. |
On the map of Africa mark and locate the sites related to early humans. (i) Chad (ii) Sudan (iii) Ethiopia (iv) Tanzania (v) Democratic Republic of Congo (vi) Mozambique |
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| 3505. |
What were other fields of achievements in mayan culture? |
| Answer» SOLUTION :ARCHITECTURE, ASTRONOMY, MATHEMATICS and pictographical WRITING. | |
| 3506. |
What is another name of the third century in the Roman empire? |
| Answer» SOLUTION :The THIRD century of the Roman EMPIRE was ALSO called the .EARLY empire.. | |
| 3507. |
When and where were the traces of earliest Australopithecus found? |
| Answer» Solution :The traces of earlist Australopithecus were FOUND from Olduvai GORGE by MARY and Louis Leaky on 17th JULY, 1959. | |
| 3508. |
How the Romans had formed their army structure? |
| Answer» Solution :The Romans had a paid professional ARMY where SOLDIERS had to PUT in a MINIMUM of 25 YEARS of service. | |
| 3509. |
What was the contribution of Galileo? |
| Answer» SOLUTION :It was Galileo who established knowledge distinct from belief. Galileo told that knowledge is BASED on observation and experiment. He further told that scientific process is required to know the THINGS in their real forms. He ALSO told that beliefs are based on hearsay, myth, concoction and conjecture which is always untrue. | |
| 3510. |
How did industrialisation change the farming technique? |
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Answer» Solution :(i) At the place of WOODEN plough, STEEL plough came into being. (ii) For sowing SEEDS, mechanical drill came into existence. (iii) For HARVESTING, mechanical thrasher was USED. |
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| 3511. |
Read the following passages and answer the questions that follow: D.H. Lawrence (1885-1930), British essayist and novelist, writing seventy years after Dickens, described the change in a village in the coal-belt, change which he had not experienced, but about which he had heard from older people. 'Eastwood... must have been a tiny village at the beginning of the nineteenth century, a small place of cottages and fragmentary rows of little four-roomed miners' dwellings, the homes of the old colliers...But somewhere about 1820 the company must have sunk the first big shaft...and installed the first, machinery of the real industrial colliery...Most of the little rows of dwellings were pulled down, and dull little shops began to rise along the Nottingham Road, while on the down-slope...the company erected what is still known as the New Buildings...little four-room houses looking outward into the grim, blank street, and the back looking into the desert of the square, shut in like a barracks enclosure, very strange. Q. Which particular class is he referring to? |
| Answer» SOLUTION :He is referring to the LABOUR CLASS and the ordinary PEOPLE of the Eastwood village. | |
| 3512. |
Read the following passages and answer the questions that follow: D.H. Lawrence (1885-1930), British essayist and novelist, writing seventy years after Dickens, described the change in a village in the coal-belt, change which he had not experienced, but about which he had heard from older people. 'Eastwood... must have been a tiny village at the beginning of the nineteenth century, a small place of cottages and fragmentary rows of little four-roomed miners' dwellings, the homes of the old colliers...But somewhere about 1820 the company must have sunk the first big shaft...and installed the first, machinery of the real industrial colliery...Most of the little rows of dwellings were pulled down, and dull little shops began to rise along the Nottingham Road, while on the down-slope...the company erected what is still known as the New Buildings...little four-room houses looking outward into the grim, blank street, and the back looking into the desert of the square, shut in like a barracks enclosure, very strange. Q. What do you know about D.H. Lawrence? What did he describe? |
| Answer» Solution :D.H. Lawrence was a famous BRITISH ESSAYIST and NOVELIST. He described how changes occurred in the Eastwood village in the coal belt REGION due to INDUSTRIALISATION. | |
| 3513. |
Read the following passages and answer the questions that follow: D.H. Lawrence (1885-1930), British essayist and novelist, writing seventy years after Dickens, described the change in a village in the coal-belt, change which he had not experienced, but about which he had heard from older people. 'Eastwood... must have been a tiny village at the beginning of the nineteenth century, a small place of cottages and fragmentary rows of little four-roomed miners' dwellings, the homes of the old colliers...But somewhere about 1820 the company must have sunk the first big shaft...and installed the first, machinery of the real industrial colliery...Most of the little rows of dwellings were pulled down, and dull little shops began to rise along the Nottingham Road, while on the down-slope...the company erected what is still known as the New Buildings...little four-room houses looking outward into the grim, blank street, and the back looking into the desert of the square, shut in like a barracks enclosure, very strange. Q. Write a few effects of early industrialisation on villages and towns. |
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Answer» Solution :Effects on Villages: (a) THOUSANDS of villages lost their means of livelihood DUE to introduction of cotton machines. (b) Self-sufficiency of the village CAME to decline. It resulted in weakening of traditional rural bonds. Effects on Towns: (a) Economic disparities started increasing between the rich and the poor in the CITIES. (b) The TREND of child labour began to increase. They were now employed in dangerous coal mines. (c ) Average lifespan of workers was lower than any other social group in cities. |
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| 3514. |
Write any two evidences to show that Hominids originated from Eastern in Africa? |
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Answer» SOLUTION :The FOLLOWING evidences suggest that Hominids originated in Africa: (i) African monkeys are closely related to Hominids. (II) Their EARLIER removing has been traced from Estern Africa. |
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| 3515. |
What do you think about the importance of Latin and Greek languages in the Roman empire? |
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Answer» Solution :"Greek East" and "Latin West” are the terms that are used to distinguish between the two parts of the Greco-Roman world, especially the eastern regions where Greek was the lingua franca, and the western parts where Latin filled this role. During the Roman empire a division had persisted between Latin and Greek speaking areas. This division was encouraged by administrative changes in the empire.s structure between the third and fifth CENTURIES, which led ultimately to the establishment of separate Eastern and Western Roman empires. Latin and Greek were the dominant languages of the Roman empire. The language of the ancient Romans was Latin, which served as the "language of power". Latin was OMNIPRESENT in the Roman empire as the language of the law courts in the West, and of the military everywhere. A great NUMBER of Roman citizens would have lacked Latin, though they were expected to acquire at least token knowledge, and Latin remained a marker of “Romanness”. Greek had become a shared language around the Eastern MEDITERRANEAN and into Asia Minor as a consequence of the conquests of ALEXANDER the Great. The "linguistic frontier" dividing the Latin West and the Greek East passed through the Balkan peninsula. Educated Romans, particularly those of the ruling elite, studied and often achieved a high degree of fluency in Greek, which was useful for diplomatic communications in the East even beyond the borders of the empire. The use of Greek at international level was one condition that enabled the spread of Christianity, as indicated for example by the choice of Greek. With the dissolution of the empire in the West, Greek became the dominant language of the Eastern Roman empire. |
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| 3516. |
What do you know about factory system? |
| Answer» Solution :It is a SYSTEM under which the process of PRODUCTION BEGAN in factories, whereas it had been EARLIER carried out from the house/cottage. | |
| 3517. |
The rebuilding of the Japanese economy after its defeat was considered to be a postwar 'miracle'. Why? |
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Answer» Solution :The rebuilding of the Japanese economy after its defeat was considered to be a post-war miracle. due to the following REASONS: (i) The Japanese had a historic tradition of popular struggles and INTELLECTUAL engagement how to broaden political participation. (ii) The social cohesion of the previous years was STRENGTHENED. It allowed for a CLOSE working of the government, bureaucracy and industry. (iii) US support, as well as the demand created by the Korean and the Vietnamese wars ALSO helped the Japanese economy. |
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| 3518. |
Discuss the following: (i) Serf (ii) Monk (iii) Cathedrals |
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Answer» Solution :(i) Serf: Serf occupied a distinct place in MEDIEVAL Europe. They did a lot for the development of agriculture. They cultivated plots of land which belonged to the lord. A large portion of its product had to be given to the lord. They were not allowed to leave the estate without the prior permission of their lords. The lord could only decide about the marriage of their serfs. (ii) Monk: A group of deeply religious people chose to lead the LIFE of isolation. They lived in religious communities called abbeys or monasteries. Monks took vows to remain in the monasteries for the rest of their lives. They spent most of their time in prayer, meditations and studies. Men or women could also lead such sort of life. Men became monks and women became nuns. There were separate monasteries for men and women. Monks and nuns did not marry. (iii) Cathedrals: Large churches were called cathedrals. They were built in FRANCE. Different GROUPS of people contributed a lot to their monasteries, particularly the rich merchants. Cathedrals were built of stone. They were designed in such a way so that the priest.s voice could be heard within the hall where a large number of people gathered. Stained glass windows narrated the stories in the Bible through pictures. Illiterate people could also read it. |
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| 3519. |
Who were barbarians? |
| Answer» Solution :The Romans were forced to abandon much of the territory beyond the Danube, while the emperors of this period were constantly in the FIELD against what the Romans CALLED .barbarians.. The RAPID SUCCESSION of emperors in the third century was an obvious symptom of the strains faced by the empire in this period. | |
| 3520. |
What were relative advantages of canal and railway transportation? |
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Answer» Solution :Advantages of Canal Transportation (i) Canals were mainly built to transport coal to cities. The bulk and weight of coal made its transport by road much slower and expensive than by barges on canals. Coal was mainly used for heating and lighting homes in cities. The demand for coal grew constantly. The first English canal was made by James Bindley in 1761. It was known as Worsely canal. Its main purpose was to carry coal from the coal deposits at Worsely (near Manchester) to that city, after the canal was completed. (ii) Canals were usually built by big landowners. The confluence of canals created marketing centres in new towns. For example, the city of Birmingham owed its growth to its position at the heart of a canal system connecting London, the BRISTOL Channel, and the Mersey and Humber rivers. Between 1760 to 1790, 25 projects of canal building began. The period between 1788 ot 1796 is known as canal mania. In it, there were ANOTHER 46 new projects and over the next 60 years more than 4,000 miles of canal were built. Advantages of Railway Transportation (i) Railways emerged as a new means of transportation available throughout the year. It was both cheap and fast, to carry passengers and goods. (ii) In the second stage, the invention of the railways tooks the entire process of industrialisation. In 1801, Richard Trevithick had devised an engine called the .Puffing Devil.. In 1814, the railway engineer George Stephenson invented a lomocotive called .The Blutcher.. It could pull a weight of 30 tonnes upto a hill at 4 mph. The first railway line connected the cities of Stockton and Darlington in 1825. The distance between the two cities was just nine miles which could be covered in 2 hours at the speed of 24 KPH. |
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What wre the new developments helping European navigation in the 15th century? |
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Answer» Solution :(i) The invenstion of magnetic COMPASS in 1380 CE helped in seaching and identifying four cardinal directions. These directions were North, South, Each and West. (ii) Manufacturing of sailiing sea helped the sailors to sail much safer and comfortable Larger ships were built which COULD carry a large quantity of cargo. (iii) The Travelogue of Marco POLO also helped a lot in European navigation and created wide interest among the PEOPLE. |
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| 3522. |
Describe in brief how Prophet Muhammad's religion was a factor in the growth of Arab unity? |
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Answer» Solution :Prophet Muhammad.s religion was a responsible factor in the GROWTH of Arab unity as : (i) The religion started by Him was denoted by a term Islam IMPLIED to complete submission. (ii) He TOLD that there is only one God, i.e. Allah. (iii) He emphasised on the principles of equality and unity, for those who ACCEPTED Allah and the Prophet. |
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| 3523. |
Who spoke these words, "Freedom is more precious than order." |
| Answer» SOLUTION :These words were SPOKEN by Ueki Emori, the LEADER of POPULAR RIGHTS Movement. | |
| 3524. |
What were the greatest achievements of the Mayans? |
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Answer» Solution :The GREATEST achivements of the MAYANS are as follows: (i) Calendar: According to Mayan calendar, a maya year had 365 days. The mayans had divided the year into 18 months. Each MONTH had 20 days. The remaining five days were regarded as unlucky by the mayans. (ii) Mathematical knowledge: The mayans had indepth knowledge of MATHEMATICS. They used a special sigh for zero. (iii) Hieroglyphic script: The mayans made their own script. this script was a combination of pictorial signs and sounds. (iv) Artistic Achievements: The mayans were efficient in architecture, painting and sculpture. they built magnificent pyramids, crossing, temples and observations. (v) UTENSILS made Wheel: The mayans used utensils made on the wheel. |
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| 3525. |
What was the traditional religious culture of the classical world, for both Greek and Roman? |
| Answer» Solution :The traditional religious CULTURE of the CLASSICAL world for both Greek and ROMAN had been Polytheism. | |
| 3526. |
Give two examples where the names of the fossils are derived from. |
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Answer» Solution :(i) Homo heidelbergensis: The SPECIES of Homo heidelbergensis have been DISCOVERED from German city Heidelberg. (ii) Homo NEANDERTHALENSIS: Its species have been FOUND in Neander valley, Dusseldorf, a German city. |
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Read the following passages and answer the questions that follow: 'The man of wealth and pride Takes up a space that many poor supplied, Space for his take, his park's extended bounds, Space for his horses, equipage, and hounds, The role that wraps his limbs in silken cloth Has robbed the neighbourin fields of half their growth.' "" - Oliver Goldsmith, The Deserted Village. Q. Who wrote this? Write the name of the book from which it was taken. |
| Answer» Solution :It has been written by OLIVER GOLDSMITH. It was taken from the book The Deserted VILLAGE. | |
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Read the following passages and answer the questions that follow: 'The man of wealth and pride Takes up a space that many poor supplied, Space for his take, his park's extended bounds, Space for his horses, equipage, and hounds, The role that wraps his limbs in silken cloth Has robbed the neighbourin fields of half their growth.' "" - Oliver Goldsmith, The Deserted Village. Q. What do you understand by the Enclosure Movement? |
| Answer» Solution :The ENCLOSURE Movement refers to a process in which landowner began to ENLARGE their farms by appropriation of common lands as private property or began to change open field system into closed FIELDS. The process of enclosure began in BRITAIN in 14th century and spread to other European nations by 15TH and 16th centuries. | |
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Read the following passages and answer the questions that follow: 'The man of wealth and pride Takes up a space that many poor supplied, Space for his take, his park's extended bounds, Space for his horses, equipage, and hounds, The role that wraps his limbs in silken cloth Has robbed the neighbourin fields of half their growth.' "" - Oliver Goldsmith, The Deserted Village. Q. Write any two effects of this movement. |
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Answer» Solution :The effects of this MOVEMENT are: (a) The big landowners merged the holding of the small landholders. (b) Poor RURAL family BEGAN to migrate to towns/cities in SEARCH of livehood, because due to industrialisation more work was available for them. |
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What does rapid increase in the population of a city show? |
| Answer» Solution :DUE to LACK of education facilities there were less employment opportunities. PEOPLE migrated from villages to CITIES. The rapid increase in the POPULATION of a city showed that there were more facilities and opportunities in the city. | |
| 3531. |
Which two famous commercial companies were set up in Japan during Meiji period? |
| Answer» Solution :The TWO FAMOUS commercial companies SET up in Japan during Meiji period were: (i) MITSUBISHI (ii) Sumitomo . | |
| 3532. |
When and how did Aztecs get power? |
| Answer» Solution :AZTECS GOT power in 1220 CE when they DESTROYED the power of Tolteks. | |
| 3533. |
What was the typical form of marriage in the third century of Rome? |
| Answer» Solution :MALES married in their late twenties or early thirties, while women were married in the late teens or early twenties. There was an age gap between husband and wife. As a result, there was INEQUALITY. Marriages were generally arranged, and there is no doubt that women were often subject to domination by their husbands. Divorce was relatively easy and needed no more than a notice of INTENT to dissolve the marriage by either husband or wife. | |
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Discuss the methods adopted by the Europeans to displace the natives. |
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Answer» SOLUTION :With the expansion of European settlement in AMERICA, natives were displaced from the region concerned. The METHODS adopted by the Europeans to displace the natives were the following: (i) They used to inspire the NATIVE peoples to ABANDON those regions. (ii) In case the natives refused to abandon those areas, they were threatened. (iii) They had deceitfully acquired more land from the natives and forced them out from here. |
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What were the causes of the growth of towns in Europe during the middle age? |
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Answer» Solution : (i) Trade and COMMERCE flourished and most traders settled in cities and towns. (ii) Towns were FREE from the CONTROL of lords. As a result, people started migrating from rural to URBAN areas in search of jobs. |
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Which period pertains to the growth and existence of the mayan culture? |
| Answer» Solution :Between 12TH and 14th centuries the MAYAN CULTURE DEVELOPED in MEXICO gulf in central america. | |
| 3537. |
What did the term 'Join the mainstream' imply? |
| Answer» Solution :.JOIN the mainstream. IMPLIED that the NATIVES would adopt EUROPEAN culture and abandon their modes of separate IDENTITY. | |
| 3538. |
Which three European nations began to increase their trading activities after 17th century? |
| Answer» Solution :The THREE European NATIONS which began to INCREASE their TRADING activities after 17th century were France, Holland and England. | |
| 3539. |
What were the Sun Yat-sen's Three Principles? |
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Answer» SOLUTION :The THREE Principles were : (1) Nationalism (II) DEMOCRACY (iii) SOCIALISM. |
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| 3540. |
What was the view of German reformers in regard to salvation? |
| Answer» Solution :According to German reformers, salvation can be attained only when all kinds of social oppression is ended. They opined that God has CREATED all people EQUAL and they were not supposed to pay TAXES and had the right to choose their priests. | |
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When did Britain recognise the USA as an independent country? |
| Answer» Solution :BRITAIN RECOGNIZED the USA as an INDEPENDENT country in 1781. | |
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Giovanni Pico della Mirandola (1463-94), a humanist of Florence, wrote on the importance of debate in On the Dignity of Man (1486). 'For [Plato and Aristotle) it was certain that, for the attainment of the knowledge of truth they were always seeking for themselves, nothing is better than to attend as often as possible the exercise of debate. For just as bodily energy is strengthened by gymnastic exercise, so beyond doubt in this wrestling-place of letters, as it were, energy of mind becomes far stronger and more vigorous.'What did he say about the importance of debate in 'On the Dignity of Man"? |
| Answer» Solution : He discussed the importance of debate in "On the .Dignity of Man.. For PLATO and Aristotle, it was certain that, for the ATTAINMENT of the knowledge of truth they were ALWAYS SEEKING for themselves, nothing is better than to attend as often as possible the exercise of debate. | |
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Giovanni Pico della Mirandola (1463-94), a humanist of Florence, wrote on the importance of debate in On the Dignity of Man (1486). 'For [Plato and Aristotle) it was certain that, for the attainment of the knowledge of truth they were always seeking for themselves, nothing is better than to attend as often as possible the exercise of debate. For just as bodily energy is strengthened by gymnastic exercise, so beyond doubt in this wrestling-place of letters, as it were, energy of mind becomes far stronger and more vigorous.'Name the two spheres in which Renaissance brought about revolutionary changes. |
| Answer» SOLUTION : The TWO spheres in which Renaissance brought about REVOLUTIONARY changes were: (a) Social SPHERE of life in Europe (B) Political sphere of life in Europe | |
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Giovanni Pico della Mirandola (1463-94), a humanist of Florence, wrote on the importance of debate in On the Dignity of Man (1486). 'For [Plato and Aristotle) it was certain that, for the attainment of the knowledge of truth they were always seeking for themselves, nothing is better than to attend as often as possible the exercise of debate. For just as bodily energy is strengthened by gymnastic exercise, so beyond doubt in this wrestling-place of letters, as it were, energy of mind becomes far stronger and more vigorous.'What do you know about Giovanni Pico della Mirandola? What did he write? |
| Answer» SOLUTION :Giovanni Pico della Mirandola was an Italian Renaissance PHILOSOPHER. He wrote on the importance of DEBATE in .On the Dignity of Man.. At the age of 23, he proposed to defend religions, philosophy, natural philosophy and magic against all the OUTCOMES about which he had written a famous book "On the Dignity of Man." | |
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Which languages had been used for writing and reading in Rome during third century? |
| Answer» SOLUTION :Coptic was spoken in Egypt, PUNIC and BERBER in North Africa, Celtic in Spain and the north-west. | |
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On the map of Britain, mark and locate the following cotton textile manufacturing areas. (i) Newcastle (ii) Nottingham (iii) Birmingham (iv) Glasgow (v) Leicester (vi) London |
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Explain the system of administration governed by politicians of senatorial rank in Rome. |
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Answer» Solution :In ancient Rome, provinces were generally governed by politicians of senatorial rank, usually former consuls. A later exception was the province of Egypt, incorporated by Augustus. After the death of Cleopatra it was ruled by a governor of equestrian rank only, perhaps as a discouragement to senatorial ambition as Egypt was CONSIDERED Augustus.s personal property, following the tradition of earlier, hellenistic kings. The territory of people who were defeated in war might be brought under various forms of treaty, in some cases entailing complete subjection. The formal annexation of a territory created a “province” in the modern sense of an administrative unit that was geographically defined. Republican provinces were administered in one-YEAR TERM by the consuls and praetors who had held office the previous year. Rome started expanding beyond Italy during the First Punic War. The first permanent provinces to be annexed were Sicily in 241 BC and Sardinia in 237 BC. Military expansionism kept increasing the number of these administrative provinces, until there were no longer enough qualified individuals to fill the POSTS. The terms of PROVINCIAL governors often had to be extended for multiple years, and on occasion the Senate awarded imperium even to private citizens, most notably Pompey The Great. Prorogation undermined the republican constitutional principle of annual elected magistracies, and the amassing of disproportionate wealth and military power by a few men through their provincial commands was a major factor in the transition from a republic to imperial autocracy. |
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| 3548. |
Who were Arawaks? |
| Answer» Solution :ARAWAKS were natives of GREATER Antilles and the LESSER Antilles, which were situated in the Carribean Sea. | |
| 3549. |
What do you know about Zaibastu? |
| Answer» Solution :Large BUSINESS ORGANISATIONS CONTROLLED by individual FAMILIES in Japan were KNOWN as Zaibastu. | |
| 3550. |
What is meant by the term 'Abbasid revolution'? |
| Answer» Solution :The TERM `ABBASID revolution. refers to the Dawa Movement inititated by Abu Muslim from Khurasan against the Umayyad dynasty. This revolution put an END to the Umayyad dynasty, which ruled from 661 to 750. With the fall of Umayyad dynasty in 750, the Abbasid came to power and ruled TILL 1258. | |