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Identify the character of Mahabharata with the help of following information:
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Analyse the elements examined by historians on Mahabharata as text.
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Read the following source and answer the questions that follow:
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The Therigatha This unique Buddhist text, part of the Sutta Pitaka, is a collection of verses composed by bhikkhunis. It provides insight into women's social and spiritual experiences. Punna, a dasi or slave woman, went to the river each morning to fetch water for her master's household. There she would daily see a Brahmana performing bathing rituals. One morning she spoke to him. The following are verses composed by Punna, recording her conversation with the Brahmana : I am a water carrier: The Brahmana replied: Punna said: Whoever told you |
- How does the text provide insight into Punna's spiritual experience?
- How is Purina reflected as an awakened soul?
- Which of the teachings to Buddha are evident in the composition?
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How is Mahabharata a colossal epic to understand social behaviour of early historic period?
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'In the early centuries of Islam a group of religious minded people called Sufis turned to asceticism and mysticism.' Explain the statement in reference to their tradition.
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Describe the sources to know about Gandhiji as a Nationalist Leader.
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The ______ was the amount assessed and ______ was the amount collected by the Mughal Kings as land revenue.
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“The Mahabharata is an invaluable source available to historians to study social practices and norms in early societies”, Justify the statement.
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Examine the different kinds of sources from which the political career of Gandhiji and the history of the National movement could be reconstructed.
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Write a short essay (about 500 words) on the following:
Discuss the functions that may have been performed by rulers in Harappan society.
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How do historians reconstruct the lives of ordinary people?
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List some of the problems faced by the epigraphists.
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Write a short essay (about 500 words) on the following:
This is a statement made by one of the best-known epigraphists of the twentieth century, D.C. Sircar: “There is no aspect of life, culture, activities of the Indians that is not reflected in inscriptions.” Discuss.
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Write a short essay (about 500 words) on the following:
Discuss how and why stupas were built.
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What were the elements of the practice of sati that drew the attention of Bernier?
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Write a Short Essay (About 250-300 Words) on the Following:-
What impression of the lives of the ordinary people of Vijayanagara can you cull from the various descriptions in the chapter?
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Map work
On an outline map of the world, mark approximately Italy, Portugal, Iran and Russia. Trace the routes the travellers mentioned on would have taken to reach Vijayanagara.
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Discuss, with examples, the significance of monetary transactions during the period under consideration.
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Which of the following statements is incorrect regarding the weights used during the Harappan period?
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Which of the following is not one of the features of Harappan writing?
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