History

Question 1 Give reasons for the following: (i) Woodblock print only came to Europe after 1295. (ii) Martin Luther was in favour of print and spoke out in praise of it. (iii) The Roman Catholic Church began keeping an Index of Prohibited Books from the mid-sixteenth century. (iv) Gandhi said the fight for Swaraj is a fight for liberty of speech, liberty of the … [Read more...] about Chapter 5 Print Culture and The Modern World

Question 1. Explain the following: (i) Women workers in Britain attacked the Spinning Jenny. (ii) In the seventeenth century merchants from towns in Europe began employing peasants and artisans within the villages. (iii) The port of Surat declined by the end of the eighteenth century. (iv) The East India Company appointed gomasthas to supervise weavers in India. … [Read more...] about Chapter 4 The Age of Industrialisation

Question 1 Give two examples of different types of global exchanges which took place before the seventeenth century, choosing one example from Asia and one from the Americas. Answer 1 From Asia: (i) Chinese silk cargoes used to travel through the silk routes. (ii) Later Chinese pottery, textiles and spices from India and Southeast Asia also travelled through these … [Read more...] about Chapter 3 The Making of a Global World

Question 1 Explain: (a) Why growth of nationalism in the colonies is linked to an anti-colonial movement? (b) How the First World War helped in the growth of the National Movement in India? (c) Why Indians were outraged by the Rowlatt Act? (d) Why Gandhiji decided to withdraw the NonCooperation Movement? Answer 1 (a) In several colonies including India the … [Read more...] about Chapter 2 Nationalism in India

Question 1 Write a note on: (a) Giuseppe Mazzini  (b) Count Camillo de Cavour (c) The Greek war of independence (d) Frankfurt parliament (e) The role of women in nationalist struggles. Answer 1  (a) Giuseppe Mazzini was born in Genoa on June 22nd, 1807 in a middle class family. He was a patriot, Italian revolutionary, founder of Young Italy and an … [Read more...] about Chapter 1 The Rise of Nationalism in Europe