Class 11 History - Themes in World History - Chapter The Three Orders NCERT Solutions | How did long-term changes in population

Compare the conditions of life for a French serf and a Roman slave.

What was the function of medieval monasteries?

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

Imagine and describe a day in the life of a craftsman in a medieval French town.

Describe two features of early feudal society in France.

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?

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.

How did Britain’s involvement in wars from 1793 to 1815 affect British industries?

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?

Did Japan’s policy of rapid industrialization lead to wars with its neighbors and destruction of the environment?

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

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.

What were the new developments helping European navigation in the 15th century?

Why was trade so significant to the Mongols?

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

Which elements of Greek and Roman culture were revived in the 14th and 15th centuries ?

Give reasons for Spain and Portugal being the first in the 5th century to venture across the Atlantic.
 

What were the relative advantages of canal and railway transportation?

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