Class 11 History - Themes in World History - Chapter Writing and City Life NCERT Solutions | Of the new institutions that came into b

Why would the early temple have been much like a house?

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

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

Which of the following were necessary conditions and which the causes, of early urbanisation, and which would you say were the outcome of the growth of cities:

(a) highly productive agriculture,

(b) water transport,

(c) the lack of metal and stone,

(d) the division of labour,

(e) the use of seals,

(f) the military power of kings that made labour compulsory?

Why were mobile animal herders not necessarily a threat to town life?

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?

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

Why was trade so significant to the Mongols?

Describe two features of early feudal society in France.

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?

How were Islamic architectural forms different from those of the Roman Empire?

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

What was the function of medieval monasteries?

How did the discovery of South America lead to the development of European colonialism? HOTS

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

Other than the use of English, what other features of English economic and social life do you notice in 19th century USA?

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

Compare the Venetian idea of good government with those in contemporary France.

Why was the history of the Australian native peoples left out of the history books?

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