Historians have to be careful about the terms they use .Why? Explain with examples
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a. Historians have to be careful with the terms that they use, as there are many terms whose meanings change over a period of time.
b. It is in this context historians have to refer to the records of that period, refer to as to when was that term used, by which author and in what context,.
c. We may give example , of the term Hindustan used the early sixteenth century Babur used the term Hindustan to describe the geography, the fauna and the culture of the inhabitants of the subcontinent.It was identified as cultural, geographical entity.
d. The concept of Hindustan as we know of it today represents India , the modern nation state. Presently, Hindustan is referred in the context political and legal entity having a national meaning.
a. Historians have to be careful with the terms that they use, as there are many terms whose meanings change over a period of time.
b. It is in this context historians have to refer to the records of that period, refer to as to when was that term used, by which author and in what context,.
c. We may give example , of the term Hindustan used the early sixteenth century Babur used the term Hindustan to describe the geography, the fauna and the culture of the inhabitants of the subcontinent.It was identified as cultural, geographical entity.
d. The concept of Hindustan as we know of it today represents India , the modern nation state. Presently, Hindustan is referred in the context political and legal entity having a national meaning.
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The following points may help you:
a. Historians have to be careful with the terms that they use, as there are many terms whose meanings change over a period of time.
b. It is in this context historians have to refer to the records of that period, refer to as to when was that term used, by which author and in what context,.
c. We may give example , of the term Hindustan used the early sixteenth century Babur used the term Hindustan to describe the geography, the fauna and the culture of the inhabitants of the subcontinent.It was identified as cultural, geographical entity.
d. The concept of Hindustan as we know of it today represents India , the modern nation state. Presently, Hindustan is referred in the context political and legal entity having a national meaning.
e. Likewise, we may give example of the term foreigner, which presently implies a person who is not an Indian, however in the medieval period it implied a stranger ,who was not part of a village or culture.
a. Historians have to be careful with the terms that they use, as there are many terms whose meanings change over a period of time.
b. It is in this context historians have to refer to the records of that period, refer to as to when was that term used, by which author and in what context,.
c. We may give example , of the term Hindustan used the early sixteenth century Babur used the term Hindustan to describe the geography, the fauna and the culture of the inhabitants of the subcontinent.It was identified as cultural, geographical entity.
d. The concept of Hindustan as we know of it today represents India , the modern nation state. Presently, Hindustan is referred in the context political and legal entity having a national meaning.
e. Likewise, we may give example of the term foreigner, which presently implies a person who is not an Indian, however in the medieval period it implied a stranger ,who was not part of a village or culture.
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