Class 11 History - Themes in World History - Chapter The Industrial Revolution NCERT Solutions | How did Britain’s involvement in w

What were the relative advantages of canal and railway transportation?

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

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

Indicate how the supply of raw materials affected the nature of British industrialization.

What were the interesting features of the inventions of this period?

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?

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.

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?

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

How did the Qing dynasty try and meet the challenge posed by the Western powers?

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

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

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

How satisfactory is a museum gallery display in explaining the culture of a people? Give examples from your own experience of a museum.

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

Write an account of the journey of an African boy of seventeen captured and taken to Brazil as a slave.
 

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.

Why did Genghis Khan feel the need to fragment the Mongol tribes into new social and military groupings?