Exam Details
| Subject | Ancient and Medieval Societies | |
| Paper | ||
| Exam / Course | Master of Arts in History | |
| Department | School of Social Sciences (SOSS) | |
| Organization | indira gandhi national open university | |
| Position | ||
| Exam Date | June, 2016 | |
| City, State | new delhi, |
Question Paper
No. of Printed Pages: 4
MASTER OF ARTS (HISTORY)
N Term-End Examination o
2016
o ...-MHI-01: ANCIENT AND MEDIEVAL SOCIETIES
Time hours Maximum Marks: 100
Note: Answer any five questions ill about 500 words each. Attempt at least two questions from each section. All questions carry equal marks.
SECTION
1. Examine the main features of pastoral nomadism with special reference to social structures and economy of pastoral nomads?
2. Discuss the factors that led to the emergence of urbanization during the Bronze Age. Did technology play a role in it
3. Analyse the essential features of the institution of slavery in ancient Greece.
4. Write a brief note on the polity and society of the Mayan civilization. Why and how did it collapse?
5. Discuss the polity, society and religion in Arabia before the rise and spread of Islam.
SECTION -II
6. Compare and examine the agricultural production in the two phases of feudalism in Europe.
7. Analyse how the Portuguese became the first Europeans to establish their hold over Indian Ocean trade.
8. Give a brief account of factors that give rise to Protestantism in 15th and 16th centuries.
9. Trace the growth of urbanization in the medieval period.
10. Write short notes on any two of the following in about 250 words each: 10+10
Features of the Harappan cities
Christianity in the Roman Empire
Copernicus
Gun-powder revolution and naval warfare
MASTER OF ARTS (HISTORY)
N Term-End Examination o
2016
o ...-MHI-01: ANCIENT AND MEDIEVAL SOCIETIES
Time hours Maximum Marks: 100
Note: Answer any five questions ill about 500 words each. Attempt at least two questions from each section. All questions carry equal marks.
SECTION
1. Examine the main features of pastoral nomadism with special reference to social structures and economy of pastoral nomads?
2. Discuss the factors that led to the emergence of urbanization during the Bronze Age. Did technology play a role in it
3. Analyse the essential features of the institution of slavery in ancient Greece.
4. Write a brief note on the polity and society of the Mayan civilization. Why and how did it collapse?
5. Discuss the polity, society and religion in Arabia before the rise and spread of Islam.
SECTION -II
6. Compare and examine the agricultural production in the two phases of feudalism in Europe.
7. Analyse how the Portuguese became the first Europeans to establish their hold over Indian Ocean trade.
8. Give a brief account of factors that give rise to Protestantism in 15th and 16th centuries.
9. Trace the growth of urbanization in the medieval period.
10. Write short notes on any two of the following in about 250 words each: 10+10
Features of the Harappan cities
Christianity in the Roman Empire
Copernicus
Gun-powder revolution and naval warfare
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Subjects
- Ancient and Medieval Societies
- Evolution of Social Structures in India Through the Ages
- Historiography
- History of Ecology and Environment: India
- History of Indian Economy
- Modern World
- Political Structure in India