5. What were Jatis?
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Short Answer Type Questions:
1. What was the process of copying manuscript? What were its drawbacks?
2. How was history of India divided by British historians during the middle of the
nineteenth century? What was the basis of such division?
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Answer:
5. Jaadhi s the term traditionally used to describe a cohesive group of people in India - like a tribe, community, clan, sub-clan, or a religious sect. Each Jāti typically has an association with an occupation, geography or tribe. Different religious beliefs or linguistic groupings may also define some Jātis.
1. 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.
2. 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.