4213 + Interview Questions in History in Class 11 Page 77 InterviewSolution

3801.	Where is Altamira cave site? Who brought these caves into notice and when?
Answer» Solution :Altamira CAVE SITE is in SPAIN. The Altamira caves were brought into public by Marcelino SANZ de Sautuola and his daughter, Maria. The site came into notice in November 1879.

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3802.	Africa was called the 'Dark continent' during the medieval period. Why?
Answer» Solution :Africa was called the .Dark contient. during the medieval period due to the following reasons: (i) Africans lived a PRIMITIVE and underdeveloped life. They were ignorant people. So the continent was known as .Dark Continent.. (ii) The world was UNAWARE of the resources of african continent. there are a lot of natural resources in africa. (III) African land was FULL of surprises. Europeans and COLONIALS migrated to africa. (iv) The varied culture and traditions were explored by tourists and visitors to this land.

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3803.	When was Hong Kong returned to China by Britain?
Answer» SOLUTION :Hong KONG was RETURNED to China to BRITAIN in 1997.

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3804.	What do you know about Meiji Restoration?
Answer» Solution :After abolishing TOKUGAWA rule in Japan in 1868, Mutsuhito was GIVEN the TITLE of Meiji which MEANS ENLIGHTENED ruler. This event is known as Meiji restoration in the history of Japan.

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3805.	When were the caves and open-air sites begun to used? From where do we get its evidence?
Answer» Solution :The caves and open-air SITES began to used around between 400,000 and 125,000 YEARS ago. We get EVIDENCE of such sites from LAZARET cave in Southern France.

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3806.	Name the two spaniards who had established their empires in America.
Answer» Solution :(i) HERNANDO Cortes. (II) FRANCISCO Pizarro.

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3807.	Who was Columella?
Answer» Solution :Columella, a first-century WRITER who CAME from the south of Spain, recommended that landowners should keep a reserve STOCK of implements and tools, twice as MANY as they needed to improve the better situation of LABOURERS.

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3808.	When and where was Combination Act enacted? What was its aim?
Answer» Solution :Combination Act was enacted by the BRITISH government in 1799-1800. This act AIMED at imposing restrictions or BAN on the TRADE unions.

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3809.	Where is Dome of Rock? Who built it?
Answer» SOLUTION :The DOME of ROCK is in JERUSALEM. It was BUILT by Abd-al-Malik.

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3810.	What was the system to judge the behaviour of Emperor in the Roman Empire?
Answer» Solution :The EMPERORS were judged by how they BEHAVED TOWARDS the SENATE.

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3811.	Which kind of currencies were used in the monetary system of the first three centuries in Rome?
Answer» Solution :Silver and GOLD based currencies were used in the MONETARY system of the first THREE CENTURIES in ROME.

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3812.	What virtues were equally necessary for both men and women as per Castiglione?
Answer» Solution :As per CASTIGLIONE, the following virtues were equally necessary for MEN and WOMEN. • To shun affection • To be naturally graceful • To be naturally WELL mannered • To be clever and prudent • To be neither proud, envious nor evil TONGUED

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3813.	Write any four factors responsible for the rise of Arab empire.
Answer» Solution :The following factors were responsible for the rise of Arab EMPIRE : (i) The Arabs were SKILLED warriors. (ii) The Arabs were SUCCESSFUL merchants, who MAINTAINED their trade relations with the far off countries. (iii) The spread of Islam in different countries, also helped them in consolidating their empire. (iv) They collected informationfrom the available sources and DEVELOPED it still further.

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3814.	Who propounded the theory of earth as part of solar system?
Answer» Solution :JOHANNES KEPLER PROPOUNDED this theory. Kepler in his COSMOGRAPHICAL Mystery demonstrated that the planets move around the SUN not in circle but in ellipses

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3815.	Write a note on Caribbean communities.
Answer» Solution :There were TWO tribes, NAMELY Arawakkian Lucayos and Caribs. Arawakkians were god fearing and compromising in NATURE wheareas carbis were cruel and fierce. The former tribe lived in Bahamas and the greater antilles while the LATER in Lesser Antilles. These were small islands between Caribbean and atlantic ocean. these communities lived on hunting, fishing and agriculture. they PRODUCED fod collectively for everyone in the community.

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3816.	Who was Diocletian?
Answer» SOLUTION :DIOCLETIAN was an EMPEROR who RULED from 284-305 in the fourth CENTURY.

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3817.	What do you understand by 'Open Door Policy"?
Answer» Solution :The United Stated of America adopted the open door policy in CHINA. EUROPEAN powers made preparations for the partition of China in the 1890s. The USA felt that it WOULD be left out. So the US proposed the "Open Door Policy" or "Me too policy". It meant that no country should be discriminated against China by other countries. All countries would have equal trade rights in China. Britain also supported "Open Door Policy".

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3818.	Why do you think the people of new towns were considered of fourth order? Explain.
Answer» Solution :The people of new towns were considered of fourth order because of the following: (i) These newly flourished towns were developed with the fair and SMALL market centres, as a result of expansion of trade. (II) The social and the political conditions of the people were totally different from the people who belonged to the former THREE orders. (iii) There were banks and lawyers in these towns. There was a distinct economic organisation in the form of guild. Each trade and craft industry was organised into a guild. (iv) Craftsmen found it easier to settle in the towns as goods could be PRODUCED and traded for food. (v) The rich traders and merchants developed better than the nobility. They were generous to the people and engaged in trade related activities. (vi) LATER on cathedral towns began to develop, which belonged to monastery and rich merchants.

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3819.	What do you understand by 'Imperialism'? Name a few countries who encouraged imperialism.
Answer» Solution :When a country establishes its economic and political CONTROL over any other country it is known as imperialism. The imperial country tries to maintain its strict control over the resources of COLONIAL countries. The countries which ENCOURAGED the POLICY of imperialism were the following: (i) Great Britain (ii) Spain (iii) France (iv) Holland (v) PORTUGAL

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3820.	What do you know about Java men? Why did scientists call them "The Erect Ape Men"?
Answer» Solution :The remains of Java men were first discovered by a Dutch surgeon in Java. It included a skull, a thigh bone and two teeth. The STUDY of these remains depicts that the Java was half ape and half man. It is because his head (Java man.s head) was set FORWARD of the neck. The Java men were also CALLED "The ERECT Ape Men" by the scientists because they COULD walk erect.

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3821.	Write two features of Mayan religion.
Answer» Solution :(i) People of Maya civilisation worshipped gods LIFE forest, rain, fire, corn, ETC. (ii) People SACRIFICED only ONE part of their body to make their gods, goddesses happy. The CUSTOM of human sacrifice was prevalent at the time.

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3822.	Which names were given by Europeans to the countries of the New World?
Answer» Solution :(i) Canada (II) AMERICA (III) New Zealand (iv) Australia

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3823.	What is meant by the slogan 'Fukoku Kyohei"?
Answer» Solution :The slogan .Fukoku Kyohei. meant .RICH country, strong army.. It was given in Japan under the Meiji RULE.

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3824.	What do you know about cave paintings of Altamira?
Answer» Solution :ALTAMIRA is a cave SITE in SPAIN. The paintings on the ceiling of the caves were FIRST brought into notice of an amateur archaeologist Marcelino sanz se Sautuaola and his daughter Maria in November 1879. Maria suddenly noticed the paintings on ceilings when his father was busy in digging the floor of the cave. She brought these pantings to the notice of his father. At first looking of the picture of oxen, he just laughed, but soon REALISED that some sort of paste rather than the paint has been used for painting. Two decades later, his findings were dismissed by European archaeologists on the ground that they did not appear too good to be very old.

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3825.	Explain the effects of changing enviroment around 12,000 years ago.
Answer» Solution :Around 12,000 years AGO, there was a change in the climate of the world. There was an increase in the temperature of their enviroment. It resulted into the development of grasslands in MANY regions which in turn led to an increase in the number of animals that ATE grass like deer, antelops, GOAT, sheep, cattle, etc.

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3826.	Which area was called Iron Bridge?
Answer» SOLUTION :Coalbrookdale at the BANK of RIVER Severn was CALLED IRON Bridge.

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3827.	On the given map of Europe locate the places(sites) from where the fish bones have been found.
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3828.	Who was Thomas Moore?
Answer» Solution :Thomas MOORE was a GREAT WRITER of England. .Utopia. was his literary MASTERPIECE.

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3829.	Read the following passages and answer the questionthat follow: A major difference between the two superpowers and their respective empires was that the Roman Empire was culturally much more diverse than that of Iran. The Parthians and later the Sasanians, the dynasties that ruled Iran in this period, ruled over a population that was largely Iranian. The Roman Empire, by contrast, was a mosaic of territories and cultures that were chiefly bound together by a common system of government. Many languages were spoken in the empire, but for the purposes of administration Latin and Greek were the most widely used, indeed the only languages. The upper classes of the east spoke and wrote in Greek, those of the west in Latin, and the boundary between these broad language areas ran somewhere across the middle of the Mediterranean, between the African provinces of Tripolitania (which was Latin speaking) and Cyrenaica (Greek-speaking). All those who lived in the empire were subjects of a single ruler, the emperor, regardless of where they lived and what language they spoke. Which empire was bound together by a common system of government and why?
Answer» SOLUTION :Roman EMPIRE was bound together by a common SYSTEM of GOVERNMENT as compared to Iranian Empire. In Roman Empire common PEOPLE subjected to one ruler.

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3830.	Read the following passages and answer the questionthat follow: A major difference between the two superpowers and their respective empires was that the Roman Empire was culturally much more diverse than that of Iran. The Parthians and later the Sasanians, the dynasties that ruled Iran in this period, ruled over a population that was largely Iranian. The Roman Empire, by contrast, was a mosaic of territories and cultures that were chiefly bound together by a common system of government. Many languages were spoken in the empire, but for the purposes of administration Latin and Greek were the most widely used, indeed the only languages. The upper classes of the east spoke and wrote in Greek, those of the west in Latin, and the boundary between these broad language areas ran somewhere across the middle of the Mediterranean, between the African provinces of Tripolitania (which was Latin speaking) and Cyrenaica (Greek-speaking). All those who lived in the empire were subjects of a single ruler, the emperor, regardless of where they lived and what language they spoke. How would you differentiate the Roman Empire from Iran?
Answer» Solution :The ROMAN EMPIRE was ENTIRELY different from Iran on the ground of cultural activities.

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3831.	Read the following passages and answer the questionthat follow: A major difference between the two superpowers and their respective empires was that the Roman Empire was culturally much more diverse than that of Iran. The Parthians and later the Sasanians, the dynasties that ruled Iran in this period, ruled over a population that was largely Iranian. The Roman Empire, by contrast, was a mosaic of territories and cultures that were chiefly bound together by a common system of government. Many languages were spoken in the empire, but for the purposes of administration Latin and Greek were the most widely used, indeed the only languages. The upper classes of the east spoke and wrote in Greek, those of the west in Latin, and the boundary between these broad language areas ran somewhere across the middle of the Mediterranean, between the African provinces of Tripolitania (which was Latin speaking) and Cyrenaica (Greek-speaking). All those who lived in the empire were subjects of a single ruler, the emperor, regardless of where they lived and what language they spoke. Name two dynasties who ruled over Iran during this period.
Answer» SOLUTION :These DYNASTIES were the PARTHIANS and the Sasanians.

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3832.	Name four Caliphs. How did they justify their power?
Answer» Solution :The four CALIPHS were : (i) Abu Bakr (ii) Umar (iii) Uthman (IV) Ali The Caliphs justified their POWER on the BASIS of their close associtation with the Prophet.

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3833.	Bernard Diaz del Castillo (1495-1584) wrote in his True History of theConquest of Mexico that the people of Tabasco gave Cortes a woman attendant called Dona Marina. She was fluent in three local languages, and was able to play a crucial role as interpreter for Cortes. "This was the great beginning of our conquests, and without Dona Marina we could not have understood the language of New Spain and Mexico. Diaz thought she was a princess, but the Mexicans called her 'Malinche', a-word meaning 'betrayal'. Malinchista means somesone who slavishly copies the costumes and languages of another people. QWho is the author of the book "True History of the Conquest of Mexico"?
Answer» SOLUTION :BERNARD DIAZ DEL CASTILLO.

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3834.	Bernard Diaz del Castillo (1495-1584) wrote in his True History of theConquest of Mexico that the people of Tabasco gave Cortes a woman attendant called Dona Marina. She was fluent in three local languages, and was able to play a crucial role as interpreter for Cortes. "This was the great beginning of our conquests, and without Dona Marina we could not have understood the language of New Spain and Mexico. Diaz thought she was a princess, but the Mexicans called her 'Malinche', a-word meaning 'betrayal'. Malinchista means somesone who slavishly copies the costumes and languages of another people. QWho was Cortes?
Answer» Solution :He was a famous spanish Conquistador who invaded Mexico in 1519. he DEFEATED Montezuma II, the RULER of AZTEC empire in 1521. as a RESULT of his conquest, the Aztec empire CAME to an end.

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3835.	Bernard Diaz del Castillo (1495-1584) wrote in his True History of theConquest of Mexico that the people of Tabasco gave Cortes a woman attendant called Dona Marina. She was fluent in three local languages, and was able to play a crucial role as interpreter for Cortes. "This was the great beginning of our conquests, and without Dona Marina we could not have understood the language of New Spain and Mexico. Diaz thought she was a princess, but the Mexicans called her 'Malinche', a-word meaning 'betrayal'. Malinchista means somesone who slavishly copies the costumes and languages of another people. QWhat do you know about Dona Marina?
Answer» Solution :Dona Marina was the MEXICAN PRINCESS. Her mother sold her as a slave to the PEOPLE of Tobasco. She ws well versed in three local languages and SERVED as an interpreter for CORTES.

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3836.	Bernard Diaz del Castillo (1495-1584) wrote in his True History of theConquest of Mexico that the people of Tabasco gave Cortes a woman attendant called Dona Marina. She was fluent in three local languages, and was able to play a crucial role as interpreter for Cortes. "This was the great beginning of our conquests, and without Dona Marina we could not have understood the language of New Spain and Mexico. Diaz thought she was a princess, but the Mexicans called her 'Malinche', a-word meaning 'betrayal'. Malinchista means somesone who slavishly copies the costumes and languages of another people. QWhat does 'Malinchista' mean?
Answer» Solution :MALINCHISTA. means someone who slavishly copies the COSTUMES and languages of another PEOPLE.

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3837.	When did Atahualpa become the ruler of Inca empire? What was the Name of his capital?
Answer» SOLUTION :Atahualpa BECAME the RULER of INCA impire in 1532 C.E. Cuzco was his capital.

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3838.	Do you think the period between 1780 to 1820 is considered to be revolutionary for the growth of cotton or iron industries?
Answer» Solution :For textile industries, the RAW materials like cotton was not grown in Britain. So, Britain imported it from other countries to produce their products. After the industrial Revolution, a number of inventions were made. Machines of high quality and capacity were made. The production also increased. To sell their products, the manufacturers sent them to other countries. Most of the products were sold in Indian markets. Since 1780, the imports and EXPORTS of British goods also increased. After the War of American Independence, its trade with North America was interrupted. But after 1780, its trading relations with North America also established again. After 1815-20, economicchanges also occurred. After French Revolution, INDUSTRIALISATION was highly affected. Industrialisation is mainly related with growth in investment in capital formation. After 1820, these THINGS gradually appeared. Now technical progress was not only confined to these areas but also other areas too. Now its progress could be seen in other branches too. So, growth in the cotton or IRON industries from 1780 to 1820 is not called revolutionary.

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3839.	Why did the rich people donate their money to churches?
Answer» SOLUTION :The rich people donated their money to churches. The large churches were known as cathedrals. They were being built in France and BELONGED to monasteries. Different groups of people gave their IMMENSE contribution by their labour, materials and money for their construction. It TOOK MANY years in its completion. After its completion, they became centres of pilgrimage.

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3840.	When was Prophet Muhammad forced to migrate Mecca?
Answer» Solution :Prophet MUHAMMAD was FORCED to MIGRATE MECCA in 622.

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3841.	What do you mean by the 'Augustan age'?
Answer» SOLUTION :The .Augustan AGE. MEANT the reign by AUGUSTUS from 27 BCE to 14 CE. His reign is REMEMBERED for peace.

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3842.	Why was the history of the Australian native peoples left out of the history books?
Answer» Solution : European settlers and native peoples INTERACTED on the issue of land after the emergence of NORTH America. They were displaced by the Europeans. Early settlers were convicts deported from England. HENCE, they were unknown to the area. They had not even their own TRADITION and history. Nothing has been written in American and Australian history textbooks about the native peoples. That is why the Australian native peoples were LEFT out of history. It could be made possible from the decade of 1960s that native peoples started keeping their records.

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3843.	Describe in brief the distinctive features of Hominids.
Answer» Solution :The distinctive features of Hominids are as follows: (i) They have large BRAIN SIZE. (ii) They have bipedal locomotions and UPRIGHT POSTURE.

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3844.	What do you know about the slavery system in the USA? How was it abolished? Discuss.
Answer» Solution :The climatic condition of the southern region was too hot. The Europeans were not able to work OUTDOORS. Their main intention was to employ slaves as WORKERS. The natives of South American colonies who had been enslaved had died in great numbers. As a RESULT, the plantation owners bought slaves in Africa. There was a wide protest by anti-slavery groups that led to a ban on slave trade. But the Africans who lived in the USA remained slaves. The economy of the north was completely different from the south. The northern states of America began to raise their voice against this practice. But the southern states were not interested in abolishing it. This led to a war between the two nations. This war continued till four years, i.e. from 1861 to 1865. The northern states emerged victorious in this war. Hence, the institution of slavery was finally abolished. Abraham Lincoln, the then President of America played a remarkable ROLE in the ABOLITION of slavery.

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3845.	What were Crusades? Describe its two impact on the Christian Muslim ralations.
Answer» Solution :Crusades meant the military expeditions. It was organised in western christendom to recover the holy places of Palestine from Muslim occupation. The four Crusades were fought, as GIVEN below. 1. First Crusade 1095 to 1099 CE. 2. SECOND Crusade 1147 to 1148 CE. 3. Third Crusade 1189 to 1192 CE. 4. FOURTH Crusade 1202 to 1204 CE. Impact on Christian-Muslim RELATIONS : (i) Ever since the Crusade, the people of western christendom DEVELOPED a stereotypical and distorted Islamic image. (ii) These wars resulted in harsher attitude of the Muslim state towards its Christian subjects.

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3846.	Look at the diagram showing the positive feedback mechanism . Can you list the inputs that went into tool making? What were the processes that were strengthened by tool making?
Answer» Solution :After going through the positive feedback mechanism following points can be inferred: (a) INPUT that hepled in tool MAKING Increased brain size and capacity of brain Upright walking Visual SURVEILLANCE long distance Walking while foraging and HUNTING. (b) The processes that were strenghened by tool making: Upright walking Increase in size and capacity of brain Visual surveillance, long distance walking while foraging and hunting.

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3847.	How did the Industrial Revolution in England affect India's economy?
Answer» Solution :Industrial Revolution in England became the main cause of poverty in India. As India was a colony of England, it hit the Indian economy adversely. Due to the Industrial Revolution in EnglandIndia.s economy was affected in the following ways: 1. The Industrial Revolution enabled England to produce more goods than NEEDED there. Indianmarkets were flooded with the machine made goods from England. In this way, India became a big consumer of the English goods. 2. The Industrial Revolution in England threw the Indian ARTISANS and HANDICRAFTS men out of job. As a result, small industries of India collapsed. 3. The British Government forced the Indian farmers to sell their raw materials at cheap rates to the British factory owners. The policy of exploiting the Indian economy for the benefit of the British capitalist was the direct consequence of the Industrial Revolution on India.s economy. 4. The unemployed artisans again became the farm labourers. They became a burden on the Indian agriculture. In this way, within very short-time, India became a poor country where agriculture was the only OCCUPATION of the people. 5. Before the Industrial Revolution. India was the major producer of cotton woollen an silken clothes. Now India suffered a servere setback in these industries. Clothes made by the British mills were cheaper than the Indian clothes. 6. The Indian goods could not compete with the British goods. The British Government in India imposed heavy duties on the Indian goods and discouraged the Indian craftsmen in many ways so that they could never think of COMPETING with the British goods.

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3848.	Why did Prophet Muhammad migrate to Madina?
Answer» Solution :Prophet Muhammad migrated to Madina on account of the FOLLOWING REASONS : (i) He faced STIFF opposition from the Mecca since their faith DIFFERED from their regions and practices. (ii) Meccan took offence to the rejection of the deities. (iii) The Meccans found a new RELIGION a threat to the status and prosperity of Mecca.

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3849.	Did Deng raise Chinese people's expectations?
Answer» Solution :Undoubtedly, Deng raised the Chinese people.s EXPECTATIONS. The people of Beijing and other cities organized demonstrations on a wide scale in the November of 1978. These prompted the government to ban marches. To counter this, the people built .DEMOCRACY Walls all over China. On the walls, people pasted ANONYMOUS posters and thus demanding a wide range of human rights. Deng did not approve of this. He said "Without the party China will retrogress into division and CONFUSION". Its leaders were TREATED as dissidents. Main leaders were arrested and put behind the bar.

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3850.	How many emperors ruled in the third century of Rome?
Answer» Solution :Twenty-five emperors RULED in the THIRD CENTURY of ROME.

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Where is Altamira cave site? Who brought these caves into notice and when?

Africa was called the 'Dark continent' during the medieval period. Why?

When was Hong Kong returned to China by Britain?

What do you know about Meiji Restoration?

When were the caves and open-air sites begun to used? From where do we get its evidence?

Name the two spaniards who had established their empires in America.

Who was Columella?

When and where was Combination Act enacted? What was its aim?

Where is Dome of Rock? Who built it?

What was the system to judge the behaviour of Emperor in the Roman Empire?

Which kind of currencies were used in the monetary system of the first three centuries in Rome?

What virtues were equally necessary for both men and women as per Castiglione?

Write any four factors responsible for the rise of Arab empire.

Who propounded the theory of earth as part of solar system?

Write a note on Caribbean communities.

Who was Diocletian?

What do you understand by 'Open Door Policy"?

Why do you think the people of new towns were considered of fourth order? Explain.

What do you understand by 'Imperialism'? Name a few countries who encouraged imperialism.

What do you know about Java men? Why did scientists call them "The Erect Ape Men"?

Write two features of Mayan religion.

Which names were given by Europeans to the countries of the New World?

What is meant by the slogan 'Fukoku Kyohei"?

What do you know about cave paintings of Altamira?

Explain the effects of changing enviroment around 12,000 years ago.

Which area was called Iron Bridge?

On the given map of Europe locate the places(sites) from where the fish bones have been found.

Who was Thomas Moore?

Name four Caliphs. How did they justify their power?

When did Atahualpa become the ruler of Inca empire? What was the Name of his capital?

Do you think the period between 1780 to 1820 is considered to be revolutionary for the growth of cotton or iron industries?

Why did the rich people donate their money to churches?

When was Prophet Muhammad forced to migrate Mecca?

What do you mean by the 'Augustan age'?

Why was the history of the Australian native peoples left out of the history books?

Describe in brief the distinctive features of Hominids.

What do you know about the slavery system in the USA? How was it abolished? Discuss.

What were Crusades? Describe its two impact on the Christian Muslim ralations.

Look at the diagram showing the positive feedback mechanism . Can you list the inputs that went into tool making? What were the processes that were strengthened by tool making?

How did the Industrial Revolution in England affect India's economy?

Why did Prophet Muhammad migrate to Madina?

Did Deng raise Chinese people's expectations?

How many emperors ruled in the third century of Rome?