1. In which two parts is the medieval history of India divided?
2. Which map was used by European sailors on Voyages?
3. Who collected manuscripts in the past?
4. When and by whom maps I and II were prepared?
5. What is meant by word Rajputs?
6. Who was Ziyauddin Barani?
7. Who were scribes?
8. How did the scribes copy down the manuscripts?
9. What changes took place during 700 and 1750?
10. How history was divided by historians during the middle of the nineteenth century?
Answers
Explanation:
1. early medieval period and late medieval period
1.
It may be divided into two periods: The 'early medieval period' which lasted from the 6th to the 13th century and the 'late medieval period' which lasted from the 13th to the 16th century, ending with the start of the Mughal Empire in 1526.
2.
Map 2
Map 2 was made nearly 600 years after Map 1, during which time information about the subcontinent had changed considerably. This map seems more familiar to us and the coastal areas in particular are surprisingly detailed. This map was used by European sailors and merchants on their voyages
3.
In the past, it were the officials and courtiers of the King who used to collect the manuscript (hand written documents).
4.
Take a look at Maps 1 and 2. Map 1 was made in 1154 CE by the Arab geographer Al-Idrisi. The section reproduced here is a detail of the Indian subcontinent from his larger map of the world. Map 2 was made in the 1720s by a French cartographer( a person who makes map).
5.
Rajput (from Sanskrit raja-putra, "son of a king") is a large multi-component cluster of castes, kin bodies, and local groups, sharing social status and ideology of genealogical descent originating from the Indian subcontinent.
6.
Ziauddin Barani (1285–1358 CE) was a Muslim political thinker of the Delhi Sultanate located in present-day North India during Muhammad bin Tughlaq and Firuz Shah's reign.
7.
A scribe is a person who serves as a professional copyist, especially one who made copies of manuscripts before the invention of automatic printing. The profession of the scribe, previously widespread across cultures, lost most of its prominence and status with the advent of the printing press.
8.
As there was no printing press during the period between 700 and 1750, Scribes used to copy down the manuscripts which were hand-written. Sometimes it was difficult to recognize the original script. So the Scribes used their own way of interpreting the facts. ... It was the drawback of such copying.
9.
A number of changes took place in society between 700 and 1750. This period traced the technological appearance of Persian wheel in irrigation, the spinning wheel in weaving and firearms in combat. Potatoes, com, chilies, tea, and coffee were some of the new foods and beverages.
10.
Historians divide the past into large segments—periods—that possess shared characteristics. In the middle of the nineteenth century British historians divided the history of India into three periods: "Hindu", "Muslim" and "British". ... On the other hand, the modern past is followed by the medieval past.