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Padasalai TrbTnpsc www.Padasalai.Org www.Padasalai.Org www.Padasalai.Org www.Padasalai.Org www.Padasalai.Org www.Padasalai.OrgHISTORY www.Padasalai.Org XI – STD VOLUMEwww.Padasalai.Org I &II - TWO & THREEwww.Padasalai.Org MARKS. www.Padasalai.Org 1. What are the sources for the study of pre-historic period? www.Padasalai.Orgwww.Padasalai.Org Archaeologicalwww.Padasalai.Orgwww.Padasalai.Org sites, geologicalwww.Padasalai.Orgwww.Padasalai.Org sediments, animalwww.Padasalai.Orgwww.Padasalai.Org bones. www.Padasalai.Orgwww.Padasalai.Org fossils,stone tools, bone tools, rock paintings andartefacts. 2. How is the Old Stone Age or Palaeolithic Period divided? www.Padasalai.Orgwww.Padasalai.Org Lowerwww.Padasalai.Orgwww.Padasalai.Org Palaeolithic culturewww.Padasalai.Orgwww.Padasalai.Org www.Padasalai.Orgwww.Padasalai.Orgwww.Padasalai.Orgwww.Padasalai.Org Middle Palaeolithic culture Upper Palaeolithic culture. www.Padasalai.Orgwww.Padasalai.Org3. Write awww.Padasalai.Org www.Padasalai.Orgshort note on hominin.www.Padasalai.Orgwww.Padasalai.Org www.Padasalai.Orgwww.Padasalai.Orgwww.Padasalai.Orgwww.Padasalai.Org Hominin is immediate ancestor of Homo Sapiens. Unlike Africa, evidence of hominin fossil is rare in India. www.Padasalai.Orgwww.Padasalai.Org4. Definewww.Padasalai.Org Mesolithicwww.Padasalai.Org culture. www.Padasalai.Orgwww.Padasalai.Orgwww.Padasalai.Orgwww.Padasalai.Orgwww.Padasalai.Orgwww.Padasalai.Org The date of the Mesolithic culture varies indifferent parts of the world. This Mesolithic cultures appeared around 10,000 BCE in India. www.Padasalai.Orgwww.Padasalai.Org www.Padasalai.Orgwww.Padasalai.Orgwww.Padasalai.Orgwww.Padasalai.Orgwww.Padasalai.Orgwww.Padasalai.Orgwww.Padasalai.Orgwww.Padasalai.Org 5. How is the Harappan culture divided into various phases? Early Harappan 3000–2600 BCE Mature Harappan 2600–1900 BCE www.Padasalai.Orgwww.Padasalai.Org Latewww.Padasalai.Orgwww.Padasalai.Org Harappan 1900–1700www.Padasalai.Orgwww.Padasalai.Org BCE www.Padasalai.Orgwww.Padasalai.Orgwww.Padasalai.Orgwww.Padasalai.Org 6. Write a short note on The Great Bath. The Great Bath is a tank situated within a courtyard. www.Padasalai.Orgwww.Padasalai.Org Thewww.Padasalai.Orgrewww.Padasalai.Org were corridors withwww.Padasalai.Orgwww.Padasalai.Org stairs on all four sides.www.Padasalai.Orgwww.Padasalai.Org www.Padasalai.Orgwww.Padasalai.Org 7. Mention the reasons for the decline of Indus Civilisation. Decline of the trade withPadasalai Padasalaithe Mesopotamia, the drying of the river. www.Padasalai.Orgwww.Padasalai.Org Invasions,www.Padasalai.Orgwww.Padasalai.Org floods and shiftingwww.Padasalai.Orgwww.Padasalai.Org of the river course.www.Padasalai.Orgwww.Padasalai.Org www.Padasalai.Orgwww.Padasalai.Org 8.List out the literature of Vedic Age. Rig, Yajur, Samaand Atharva. www.Padasalai.Orgwww.Padasalai.Org Brahmanaswww.Padasalai.Orgwww.Padasalai.Org, aranyakas,andwww.Padasalai.Orgwww.Padasalai.Orgupanishads. www.Padasalai.Orgwww.Padasalai.Orgwww.Padasalai.Orgwww.Padasalai.Org 9.Write about the ZendAvesta. The ZendAvestais a Persian/Iranian text of Zoroastrianism. www.Padasalai.Org www.Padasalai.Org www.Padasalai.Org www.Padasalai.Org www.Padasalai.Org www.Padasalai.Org It haswww.Padasalai.Org references to the regionswww.Padasalai.Org of northern and www.Padasalai.Orgnorth-western parts www.Padasalai.Org of India. 10. Highlight the position of women in the Early Vedic Age. www.Padasalai.Orgwww.Padasalai.Orgwww.Padasalai.Orgwww.Padasalai.Orgwww.Padasalai.Orgwww.Padasalai.Orgwww.Padasalai.Orgwww.Padasalai.Orgwww.Padasalai.Orgwww.Padasalai.Org Women had a respectable position. Women attended assemblies and offered sacrifices. M.VENKATESAN M.A., M.PHIL., B.ED., GHSS, AYAPPAKKAM. www.Padasalai.Orgwww.Padasalai.OrgPG ASSISTANTwww.Padasalai.Orgwww.Padasalai.Org ( HISTORY ) www.Padasalai.Org www.Padasalai.Org www.Padasalai.OrgT.N.H.B,www.Padasalai.Org CHENNAI – 77.www.Padasalai.Orgwww.Padasalai.Org www.Padasalai.Orgwww.Padasalai.Orgwww.Padasalai.Orgwww.Padasalai.Orgwww.Padasalai.Orgwww.Padasalai.Orgwww.Padasalai.Orgwww.Padasalai.Orgwww.Padasalai.Orgwww.Padasalai.Org Padasalai TrbTnpsc www.Padasalai.Org www.Padasalai.Org www.Padasalai.Org www.Padasalai.Org www.Padasalai.Org www.Padasalai.OrgHISTORY www.Padasalai.Org XI – STD VOLUMEwww.Padasalai.Org I &II - TWO & THREEwww.Padasalai.Org MARKS. www.Padasalai.Org www.Padasalai.Orgwww.Padasalai.Org11. Who www.Padasalai.Orgwerewww.Padasalai.Org the Rig Vedic Gods?www.Padasalai.Orgwww.Padasalai.Org www.Padasalai.Orgwww.Padasalai.Orgwww.Padasalai.Orgwww.Padasalai.Org Indra was the most important god and he was called Purandara. Surya was a god who removed darkness. Ushaswas the goddess of dawn. www.Padasalai.Orgwww.Padasalai.Org www.Padasalai.Orgwww.Padasalai.Orgwww.Padasalai.Orgwww.Padasalai.Orgwww.Padasalai.Orgwww.Padasalai.Orgwww.Padasalai.Orgwww.Padasalai.Org 12. What do you know of the Iron Age in India? The Iron Age in North India was coeval with Painted Greyware Culture. www.Padasalai.Orgwww.Padasalai.Org In Southwww.Padasalai.Orgwww.Padasalai.Org India it was associatedwww.Padasalai.Orgwww.Padasalai.Org with Megalithicwww.Padasalai.Orgwww.Padasalai.Org burial mounds. www.Padasalai.Orgwww.Padasalai.Org 13. Write the tripitakas that serve as the source for our study. VinayaPitakadeals with monastic rules and moral disciplines. www.Padasalai.Orgwww.Padasalai.Org SuttaPitakawww.Padasalai.Orgwww.Padasalai.Orgwhich containswww.Padasalai.Orgwww.Padasalai.Org teachings of Buddha.www.Padasalai.Orgwww.Padasalai.Org www.Padasalai.Orgwww.Padasalai.Org AbhidhammaPitakaexpounds Buddhist philosophy. 14. What do you know about Carvaka? www.Padasalai.Orgwww.Padasalai.Org Indianwww.Padasalai.Orgwww.Padasalai.Org materialism has alsowww.Padasalai.Orgwww.Padasalai.Org been named asCarvaka.www.Padasalai.Orgwww.Padasalai.Org www.Padasalai.Orgwww.Padasalai.Org Carvakas developed the concept of scepticism. 15. Explain the core of Mahavir’s teachings. www.Padasalai.Orgwww.Padasalai.Org Thewww.Padasalai.Org www.Padasalai.Orgcentral tenet of Jainismwww.Padasalai.Orgwww.Padasalai.Org is non-violence. www.Padasalai.Orgwww.Padasalai.Orgwww.Padasalai.Orgwww.Padasalai.Org Jainism denies the existence of God. Triratnas or Three Gems:Right faith, Right knowledge,Right conduct. www.Padasalai.Orgwww.Padasalai.Org www.Padasalai.Orgwww.Padasalai.Orgwww.Padasalai.Orgwww.Padasalai.Orgwww.Padasalai.Orgwww.Padasalai.Orgwww.Padasalai.Orgwww.Padasalai.Org 16. Distinguish the difference between janapadas and mahajanapadas. Janapadaliterally meant ‘the place where the tribe sets its foot upon.’ The mahajanapadasrepresentedPadasalaiPadasalai the emergence of territorial www.Padasalai.Orgwww.Padasalai.Orgkingdomswww.Padasalai.Orgwww.Padasalai.Org that ruled overwww.Padasalai.Org peoplewww.Padasalai.Org (jana). www.Padasalai.Orgwww.Padasalai.Orgwww.Padasalai.Orgwww.Padasalai.Org 17. Write the importance of Nagapattinam in the Buddhist history of Tamilnadu. www.Padasalai.Orgwww.Padasalai.Org Pallavawww.Padasalai.Orgwww.Padasalai.Org king NarasimhavarmanIIwww.Padasalai.Orgwww.Padasalai.Org built a Buddhistwww.Padasalai.Orgwww.Padasalai.Org temple www.Padasalai.Orgwww.Padasalai.Org inNagapattinam. Srivijaya King built a Buddhist temple in Nagapattinam(Soolamani- varma-vihara). www.Padasalai.Org www.Padasalai.Org www.Padasalai.Org www.Padasalai.Org www.Padasalai.Org www.Padasalai.Org www.Padasalai.Org www.Padasalai.Org www.Padasalai.Org www.Padasalai.Org 18. How did Bimbisara extend the territory of Magadhan Empire? He extended the territory of Magadhan Empire by matrimonial alliances andConquests. www.Padasalai.Orgwww.Padasalai.Orgwww.Padasalai.Orgwww.Padasalai.Orgwww.Padasalai.Orgwww.Padasalai.Orgwww.Padasalai.Orgwww.Padasalai.Orgwww.Padasalai.Orgwww.Padasalai.Org He receivedKasi as dowry, but annexed Angaby military might. M.VENKATESAN M.A., M.PHIL., B.ED., GHSS, AYAPPAKKAM. www.Padasalai.Orgwww.Padasalai.OrgPG ASSISTANTwww.Padasalai.Orgwww.Padasalai.Org ( HISTORY ) www.Padasalai.Org www.Padasalai.Org www.Padasalai.OrgT.N.H.B,www.Padasalai.Org CHENNAI – 77.www.Padasalai.Orgwww.Padasalai.Org www.Padasalai.Orgwww.Padasalai.Orgwww.Padasalai.Orgwww.Padasalai.Orgwww.Padasalai.Orgwww.Padasalai.Orgwww.Padasalai.Orgwww.Padasalai.Orgwww.Padasalai.Orgwww.Padasalai.Org Padasalai TrbTnpsc www.Padasalai.Org www.Padasalai.Org www.Padasalai.Org www.Padasalai.Org www.Padasalai.Org www.Padasalai.OrgHISTORY www.Padasalai.Org XI – STD VOLUMEwww.Padasalai.Org I &II - TWO & THREEwww.Padasalai.Org MARKS. www.Padasalai.Org 19. Write a note on Mahapadma Nanda. www.Padasalai.Orgwww.Padasalai.Org Thewww.Padasalai.Org www.Padasalai.Orgfirst Nanda ruler waswww.Padasalai.Org www.Padasalai.OrgMahapadma. www.Padasalai.Orgwww.Padasalai.Orgwww.Padasalai.Orgwww.Padasalai.Org He usurped the throne by murdering the last of the Shishunaga kings. www.Padasalai.Orgwww.Padasalai.Org20. Whatwww.Padasalai.Org madewww.Padasalai.Org Alexander the www.Padasalai.OrgGreatwww.Padasalai.Org to restore the thronewww.Padasalai.Orgwww.Padasalai.Org of Porus ? www.Padasalai.Orgwww.Padasalai.Org Alexandergot impressed by the Porus’s dignity. So Alexander restored his throne on the condition of accepting his suzerainty. www.Padasalai.Orgwww.Padasalai.Org www.Padasalai.Orgwww.Padasalai.Orgwww.Padasalai.Orgwww.Padasalai.Orgwww.Padasalai.Orgwww.Padasalai.Orgwww.Padasalai.Orgwww.Padasalai.Org 21. What are the features of a centralised state? A new administrative framework to govern an extensive territory. A system of revenue administration had to be developed.