Question

began to be used
a s
dominant and received land
grants from rulers.
The idea of bhakti emerged,
which did not require priests
or rituals
New food items and
beverages such as
potatoes, chillies,
com tea, and coffee
came to the Indian
subcontinent
New religions like islam appeared in
the subcontinent
Sects developed within Islam based
on different interpretations of it.
Practice Question 1
1.1 Why did the British divide Indian history into the Hindu, the Muslim and the British time periode
12 in your opinion, why does the old British classification of time periods in indian history not work?

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Answer 1

Explanation:

Divide and rule (Latin: divide et impera), or divide and conquer, in politics and sociology is gaining and maintaining power by breaking up larger concentrations of power into pieces that individually have less power than the one implementing the strategy.

The problem with the periodisation of Indian history by James Mill is that he divided the Indian history into Hindu, Muslim and the British period. It has been argued by many historians that it is not correct to periodise the Indian history on the basis of religion of the rulers