How were the lives of different classes of British women affected by the Industrial Revolution?
1. Women of all classes began working in factories. It helped them in getting financial independence and self-esteem.
2. But their wages for the same hour of work were low in comparison to those of men.
3. Industrialization was a blessing in disguise. A number of food items became cheap and were available in abundance. It increased the social status of the women in particular.
4. Women were supposed to observe strict discipline. They were also punished for violation of any discipline.
Why would the early temple have been much like a house?
What do ancient stories tell us about the civilisation of Mesopotamia?
Compare the Venetian idea of good government with those in contemporary France.
Compare the conditions of life for a French serf and a Roman slave.
Why do we say that it was not natural fertility and high levels of food production that were the causes of early urbanisation?
What was the function of medieval monasteries?
Why did knights become a distinct group and when did they decline?
Why did Genghis Khan feel the need to fragment the Mongol tribes into new social and military groupings?
How did long-term changes in population levels affect economy and society in Europe
Why was trade so significant to the Mongols?
What did the ‘frontier’ mean to the Americans?
Keeping the nomadic element of the Mongol and Bedouin societies in mind, how, in your opinion, did their respective historical experiences differ? What explanations would you suggest account for these differences?
What were the interesting features of the inventions of this period?
What were the features of the lives of the Bedouins in the early seventh century?
Why was trade so significant to the Mongols?
How satisfactory is a museum gallery display in explaining the culture of a people? Give examples from your own experience of a museum.
Do you think that Mao Zedong and the Communist Party of China were successful in liberating China and laying the basis for its current success?
‘If history relies upon written records produced by city-based literati, nomadic societies will always receive a hostile representation.’ Would you agree with this statement? Does it explain the reason why Persian chronicles produced such inflated figures of casualties resulting from Mongol campaigns?
What were the major developments before the Meiji restoration that made it possible for Japan to modernise rapidly?
Which elements of Greek and Roman culture were revived in the 14th and 15th centuries ?