PowerPoint Presentation for Chapter 5 The Rise of Empires(History)-Class 7 Subject Social Science *************************************** What is an Empire? The word ‘empire’ comes from the Latin ‘imperium’, which means ‘supreme power’. Simply put, an empire is a collection of smaller kingdoms or territories over which a powerful ruler exerts power. The smaller territories still had their own rulers but were all tributaries to the emperor. Features of an Empire Empires extended over vast areas and had diverse people. Emperors allowed regional kings or chiefs to govern their areas. They maintained an army to expand and protect the empire. They had a well-developed administration to collect taxes and maintain order. Emperors issued laws, regulated trade, and maintained infrastructure. They encouraged arts, literature, and education. They controlled access to resources. Communication networks were maintained across the empire. Trade, Trade...
Chapter 1 - How, When and Where
Class - 8
Subject-Social Science(History)
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Q1. State whether True or False:
(a) James Mill divided Indian history into three periods- Hindu,Muslim and Christian.
(b) Official documents help us to understand what the people of the country think.
(c) The British thought surveys were important for effective administration.
Answer:
(a) False
(b) False
(c) True
Q2. What is the problem with the periodisation of Indian history that James Mill offers?
Answer.
James Mill divided Indian history into three periods – Hindu, Muslim and British.
This periodisation has its own problem. It is difficult to refer to any period of history as ‘Hindu’ or ‘Muslim’ because a variety of faiths existed simultaneously in these periods.
It is also not justified to characterise an age through the religion of the rulers of the time.
What it suggests is that the lives and practices of others do not really matter.
It is worth-mentioning that even rulers in ancient India did not all share the same faith.
Question 3. Why did the British preserve official documents?
Answer.
The British preserved documents because of the following reasons:
- Any information or proof of any decision can be read/used from the preserved documents.
- The preserved documents reveal the progress made by country in the past.
- One can study the notes and reports which were prepared in the past
- Their copies may be made and used in modern times.
- Documents were helpful in understanding social, economical and history of those times.
Q4. How will the information historians get from old newspapers be different from that found in police reports?
Answer.
The information in police reports tells us only about what officials thought, what they were interested in and what they wished to preserve for posterity.However, the information from old newspapers tell us about the feelings and actions of other (common) people of the country.
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Q.5. Can you think of examples of surveys in your world today? Think about how toy companies get information about what young people enjoy playing with or how the government finds out about the number of the young people in school. What can a historian derive from such surveys?
Answer.
Yes, there are many examples of surveys in world today. The administrative, botanical and market surveys help to know about the needs and aspirations of the people. The government finds out about the information of employees through the records and reports of school authorities.
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