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| 4201. |
When did last Ice age come to end? What was its result? |
| Answer» Solution :About 13,000 years ago, last Ice AGE CAME to end. As a result of this FAVOURABLE conditions for GROWING crops prevailed. | |
| 4202. |
Who was Martin Luther? |
| Answer» Solution : MARTIN Luther was ONE of the GREATEST exponents of the reformation of CATHOLIC Church, He vehemently opposed the EXCESSES of the church. | |
| 4203. |
Great traders would not have paid the fair price to poor peasants. What kind of values do traders show for the society? |
| Answer» Solution :Most of the traders THOUGHT about themselves. So they purchased grains at lower level from the farmers and SOLD them at high level store till the hike of rates in the market. But they were not interested in sharing their profit with their actual masters who PRODUCED it. This kind of values among the people shows that they were greedy persons and were interested in taking advantage only for themselves not for the SOCIETY. | |
| 4204. |
What do you know about wind of change in the USA and Canada? |
| Answer» Solution :TILL 1920s, the position of the native peoples of the USA and Canada did not improve. In 1928, a survey was conducted by Lewis Menon in which he narrated the grim PICTURE of terribly poor people. The factors responsible for the winds of change were as follows: Indian Reorganisation Act, 1934 In 1934, the Indian Reorganisation Act was introduced. Under the provision of this act, the natives living in RESERVES were given the right to buy land and take loans. Indeed, it was a landmark step in the history of natives. Declaration of Indian Rights, 1954 Between 1950 to 1960, the Governments of America and Canada thought to abolish all special provisions for the natives. They hoped that the natives will support their ideas to abolish privileges. But the natives did not do it. As a result of this, in 1954 many prepared a document named Declaration Canadian Rights. In it, they said that they will accept the citizenship of America of ms that their reserves will not be taken back and there will be no interference in relation. In 1969, the government announced that they would not recognise aboriginal rights in Canada. The natives gave their support. They organised opposition by holding debates and a series of demonstrations. By the CONSTITUTION Act of 1982, they accepted the existing aboriginal and treaty rights of the natives. | |
| 4205. |
What was the position of Pope in the medieval Europe? |
| Answer» SOLUTION :The POPE enjoyed a respectable position in the society during the MEDIEVAL period in Europe. He was considered to be the spiritual representative of Jesus CHRIST. He interfered into the internal affairs of the Christian kings and their subjects. Nobody COULD dare to challenge the authority of Pope. | |
| 4206. |
Who was Olympiodorus? |
| Answer» Solution :OLYMPIODORUS was a writer, an HISTORIAN and an AMBASSADOR in the EARLY fifth century. | |
| 4207. |
Who was Andreas Vaselius? |
| Answer» Solution :Andreas Vaselius (1514-64) was a PROFESSOR of medicine in Padua University. He DISSECTED the human BODY. It LED to the beginning of modern PHYSIOLOGY. | |
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How did the native peoples lose their land? |
| Answer» Solution :After the EXPANSION of the USA SETTLEMENT, the natives were forced to move after signing TREATIES and SELLING their land. The natives were paid very low price for the land they sold. | |
| 4209. |
Discuss the developments that took place in Britain and in other parts of the world in the eighteenth century that encoraged industrialisation. |
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Answer» Solution :Developments in Britain (i) Population of town was increasing rapidly. (ii) London was the largest town in Britain. It had become centre of global trade. It had also established its trade relations with Africa and West Indies. (iii) The companies trading in America and Asia opened their offices in London. (iv) Banking facilities also developed. (v) New machines for textile industry, silk industry, iron industry and coal industry were also invented. (VI) Raw material was imported from the countries outside England and finished cloth was exported. (vii) Railway lines were laid and steam engine was invented. (viii) The big farmers made large estates by fencing around the meadows and pasture land and also bought the lands of smaller farmers nearby their property. They installed factories in their estates and became rich. (ix) Landless labourers LEFT their villages and settled in urban slums in order to work in factories there. (x) Exploitation of men, women and children in factories started. Developments in other parts of the world (i) Slaves were bought from Africa to get the work DONE in factories by them. British colonialism started in Africa. (ii) Raw material was imported from Asia, Africa and America. Consequentially, the local industries got CLOSED there. (iii) In Britain, goods were manufactured on large scale DUE to the inventions of new machine. It was also cheaper than the goods produced manually in other parts of the world. Now British goods were sold in abundance. |
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| 4210. |
Write any two factors responsible for the displacement of the natives by the Europeans. |
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Answer» Solution :The factors responsible for the DISPLACEMENT of the NATIVES were the following: (i) The natives did not make the optimum use of their LAND. (ii) They did not try to follow European dress code or LEARN English. |
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| 4211. |
Discuss the condition of workers in England in context of Industrial Revolution. |
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Answer» Solution :INDUSTRIAL Revolution affected the condition of workers in many WAYS: (i) The workers had to work veryhard. They had to work for 15-18 HOURS in a day. (ii) They were living in slum areas. This area was surrounded with filth and garbage. (iii) There was no PROPER arrangement for safety of the workers at working places. (iv) Their health got deteriorated day by day in UNHYGIENIC conditions. (v) Women and children were paid less wages than men. |
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| 4212. |
What were the reasons for the break up of the Caliphate and rise of the concept of Sultanate? |
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Answer» SOLUTION :The downfall of the Abbasid dynasty paved the way for the rise of the concept of Sultanate. The causes mainly responsible were : (i) The SUCCESSORS of al-Mamun were very weak and incapable. (ii) They paid no heed towards the administrative affairs. Under such circumstances the downfall of the Caliphate was sure. (iii) The Caliph paid no attention towards their army. (iv) They were leading a life full of LUXURY and paid no attention towards the problems of common PEOPLE. |
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Why did the early Caliph follow an expansionist policy? Which factors contributed to their success? |
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Answer» Solution :The early Caliph followed an expansionist POLICY because : (i) They were well aware the fact that .Umma. could not be maintained but the modest income taken through trade and taxes. (ii) They realised that a rich booty be obtained by expediting raids. (iii) The Byzantine and Sassarian empires patronised Christianity and Zoroastrianism RESPECTIVELY. On the eve of Arab.s invasion both these empires began to DECLINE. This provided an opportunity to the Arabs to expand their empire. The following factors contributed to their success : (i) Arabs used camels which could WORK easily in desert regions. (ii) Both Byzantine and Sassarian empires were not in a position to FACE the determined challenges of Arab, because they were on the way of their decline. |
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