Chapter 8 Novels, Society and History
Chapter 8 Novels, Society and History TEXTBOOK EXERCISES Question 1. Explain the following : (a) Social changes in Britain which led to an increase in women readers. (b) What actions of Robinson Crusoe make us see, him as a typical coloniser? (c) After 1740, the readership of novels began to include poorer people. (d) Novelists […]
Chapter 7 Print Culture and the Modern World
Chapter 7 Print Culture and the Modern World TEXTBOOK EXERCISES Question 1. Give reasons for the following : (a) Woodblock print only came to Europe after 1295. (b) Martin Luther was in favour of print and spoke out in praise of it. (c) The Roman Catholic Church began keeping an Index of Prohibited Books from […]
Chapter 6 Work, Life and Leisure
Chapter 6 Work, Life and Leisure TEXTBOOK EXERCISES Question 1. Give two reasons why the population of London expanded from the middle of the eighteenth century. Answer: (i) Industrialisation was the most important factor which attracted people to London. (ii) The textile industry of London attracted a large number of migrants, fit The city of […]
Chapter 5 The Age of Industrialisation
Chapter 5 The Age of Industrialisation TEXTBOOK EXERCISES Question 1.Explain the following : (a) Women workers in Britain attacked the Spinning Jenny. (b) In the seventeenth century, merchants from towns in Europe began employing peasants and artisans within the villages. (c) The port of Surat declined by the end of the eighteenth century. (d) The […]
Chapter 4 The Making of Global World
Chapter 4 The Making of Global World TEXTBOOK EXERCISES 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: (i) Exchange of food: Food offers many examples of long-distance cultural exchange. It is believed that ‘noodles’ travelled […]
Chapter 3 Nationalism in India
Chapter 3 Nationalism in India TEXTBOOK EXERCISES Question 1.Explain : (a) Why the 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 […]
Chapter 2 The Nationalist Movement in Indo-China
Chapter 2 The Nationalist Movement in Indo-China TEXTBOOK EXERCISES Question 1. Write a note on : (a) What was meant by the ‘civilising mission’ of the colonisers ? (b) Huynh Phu So. Answer: Like the British in India, the French claimed that they were bringing modem civilisation to the Vietnamese. They were of the opinion […]
Chapter 1 The Rise of Nationalism in Europe
Chapter 1 The Rise of Nationalism in Europe TEXTBOOK EXERCISES Answer the following questions briefly: 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: (a) Giuseppe Mazzini : Giuseppe Mazzini was born […]