B.A.semester 1 History minor paper

                            -:   Short type questions answer:-

* Name two important neolithic sites in North West India.

Ans--  Ahar in udaipur and Ganeshwar in Rajasthan.

* What was the great bath of Mohenjodaro?

Ans--  The great bath of Mohenjodaro was an ancient large, watertight public tank built around 2500 BCE in the indus valley civilisation.

* Mentation two non Indian civilization contemporary to indus valley civilisation around 2600-1900BCE were the ancient Egyptian civilization along the Nile river and Mesopotamia Mesopotamia.sumerian /Akkadian between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers with both trading extensively with indus valley people alongside early chinese civilization near the yellow river.

*What is the historical importance of the two epics the Ramayana and Mahabharata?

Ans -The significance of the Ramayana and and Mahabharata lies in their rule as foundational Hindu text that impart timeless wisdom defying Indian culture ethics and religion..

* What do you mean by the term Sabha and samithi of Rig-vedic period?

Ans:-Sabha  and samiti there were  crucial tribal assemblies in n the Rig vedic period.

Sabha :- The sabha was a smaller council of elder/elite for judicial matters and advice.

Samiti:- samiti was a larger general assembly of the tribe (including common folk) for major political decision like electing the king, discussing tribal welfare and philosophical issues.

* How many Jain tirthankar  were there? name the last two of them .

Ans -There are 24 tirthankar  of the Jainism, the first tirthankar was rishabhdev the last two of them there Parasnath and Mahavira.

*Who was Bindusara?

Ans- Bindusara  (297-273) was the second mauryan emperor of Magadh in ancient India.

*What do you mean by triratna ?

Ans:- Trirtna is the Sanskrit word which means thre jewels .Trirattna refers to core concept in religions primarily Buddhism and Jainism.

*What were the functions of the Dharma mahamantras during the mouryan period?

Ans:- Appointed by emperor Ashoka Dharm mahamantras where special high ranking officers tasked with propagating Dharma moral law promoting social welfare ,ensuring religious harmony and monitoring public ethics.

* Who wrote Rajatarangini? On which  Kingdom did it throw light?

Ans::- Rajatarangini was written by kalhan in 12 century. In this auther described about the kings and dynasties of Kashmir covering from ancient times to his contemporary era.