Compare the effects of the coming of the railways in different countries of the world.
Effects of the coming of the railways in differents countries of the world:
1. The expansion of railways helped the imperialist countries a lot.
2. Railways became a means of transportation which was available in different parts of the world throughout the year.
3. They also helped a lot in boosting the process of industrialization.
4. it was cheap and fast and carried passengers as well as goods.
5. They joined the parts of different countries and helped in picking up the material easily.
6. They provided a lot of employment opportunities and also accelerated trade and commerce. Thus, it can be said that the coming of railways connected different countries of the world.
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?
Indicate how the supply of raw materials affected the nature of British industrialization.
How did Britain’s involvement in wars from 1793 to 1815 affect British industries?
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?
‘If history relies upon written records produced by city-based literati, nomadic societies will always receive a hostile representation.’ Would you agree with this statement? Does it explain the reason why Persian chronicles produced such inflated figures of casualties resulting from Mongol campaigns?
How did the Qing dynasty try and meet the challenge posed by the Western powers?
What were the features of the lives of the Bedouins in the early seventh century?
Which of the following do you think is best documented in the archaeological record: (a) gathering, (b) tool making, (c) the use of fire?
How satisfactory is a museum gallery display in explaining the culture of a people? Give examples from your own experience of a museum.
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.
How were Islamic architectural forms different from those of the Roman Empire?
Other than the use of English, what other features of English economic and social life do you notice in 19th century USA?
What were the major developments before the Meiji restoration that made it possible for Japan to modernise rapidly?