MHI-01: ANCIENT AND MEDIEVAL SOCITIES

^{Course Code: MHI-01}

^{Assignment Code: MHI-01/AST/TMA/2022-23}

^{Total Marks: 100}

 

Note: Attempt any five questions. The assignment is divided into two Sections 'A' and 'B'. You have to attempt at least two questions from each section in about 500 words each. All questions carry equal marks.

 

Section – A

 

1. Discuss the impact of agriculture, invention of tools and discovery of fire in the development of human society. (20Marks)

(See Answer)

 

2. Give a detailed account of the various mediums used for writing and communication in different civilizations. (20Marks)

(See Answer)

 

3. Explain the nature of conflict between aristocracy and peasantry in ancient Greece. How did this conflict culminate in the establishment of democracy? (20Marks)

(See Answer)

 

4. What do you understand by Nomadic Empire? Discuss the pattern of Nomadic migration during the period of your study. (20Marks)

(See Answer)

 

5. Write short notes on any two of the following in 250 words each. (10+10=20Marks)

(i). Kinship (See Answer)

(ii). Burial practices in early civilizations (See Answer)

(iii). Patricians and Plebeians (See Answer)

(iv). Religious life of the Inkas and the Aztecs (See Answer)

 

 

Section – B

 

6. Analyse the process of decline of feudalism. Did the growth of urban centres contribute to decline of feudalism? (20Marks)

(See Answer)

 

7. Write a note on the Imperial State in pre-modern Chinese civilization. (20Marks)

(See Answer)

 

8. Discuss the overseas trade of Indian merchants in the 15th century. What was the impact of Portuguese on Indian overseas trade? (20Marks)

(See Answer)

 

9. Give a brief account of the developments in the area of science and technology in medieval period. (20Marks)

(See Answer)

 

10. Write short notes on any two of the following in 250 words each. (10+10=20Marks)

(i). Armenian trading network (See Answer)

(ii). Rise of Islam in Arab (See Answer)

(iii). Towns of Arab and Islamic World (See Answer)

(iv). Family structures in medieval Europe (See Answer)

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