Class 11 History - Themes in World History - Chapter The Three Orders NCERT Solutions | Imagine and describe a day in the life o

Compare the conditions of life for a French serf and a Roman slave.

What was the function of medieval monasteries?

Why did knights become a distinct group and when did they decline?

How did long-term changes in population levels affect economy and society in Europe

Describe two features of early feudal society in France.

Look at the diagram showing the positive feedback mechanism on page 13. Can you list the inputs that went into tool making? What were the processes that were strengthened by tool making?

Why do we say that it was not natural fertility and high levels of food production that were the causes of early urbanisation?

What were the features of the lives of the Bedouins in the early seventh century?

Why was trade so significant to the Mongols?

Which elements of Greek and Roman culture were revived in the 14th and 15th centuries ?

Compare the civilization of the Aztecs with that of the Mesopotamians.

How did Britain’s involvement in wars from 1793 to 1815 affect British industries?

Comment on any points of difference between the native peoples of South and North America.

What were the major developments before the Meiji restoration that made it possible for Japan to modernise rapidly?

Humans and mammals such as monkeys and apes have certain similarities in behaviour and anatomy. This indicates that humans possibly evolved from apes. List these resemblances in two columns under the headings of (a) behaviour and (b) anatomy. Are there any differences that you think are noteworthy?

What do ancient stories tell us about the civilisation of Mesopotamia?

How were the lives of different classes of British women affected by the Industrial Revolution?
 

Describe a journey from Samarqand to Damascus, referring to the cities on the route.

How do later Mongol reflections on the yasa bring out the uneasy relationship they had with the memory of Genghis Khan.

Discuss the arguments advanced in favour of the regional continuity model of human origins. Do you think it provides a convincing explanation of the archaeological evidence? Give reasons for your answer.

Give examples of the cosmopolitan character of the states set up by Arabs, Iranians and Turks.

Give reasons for Spain and Portugal being the first in the 5th century to venture across the Atlantic.
 

‘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?

Why were Italian towns the first to experience the ideas of humanism?

Compare the effects of the coming of the railways in different countries of the world.