II. Answer the following questions in one or two sentences [10x2=20]
Q1. State two reasons why the classification of period is important in History.
Q2. Why there was a sudden shift from domestic system of production to putting out system?
Q3. What was the condition of the Mughal Army by the end of the 17th century?
Q4. How did the American Revolution influence the French generals and soldiers?
Q5. State two major changes that the Napoleon Bonaparte brought in French government.
Q6. State any two important changes that took place after storming of the Bastille?
Q7. State one positive and negative impact of agricultural revolution.
Q8. Why was France economically ruined during the reign of King Louis XVI?
Q9.State two reasons which led to complete collapse of the Mughal Empire.
Q10. What led to the expansion of trade and commerce during Industrial Revolution?
Answers
Answer: Q 1) Historians try and divide history into different periods to capture the characteristics of a particular time. This helps to focus on the central features of a time. This also shows how we see the significance of the change from one period to the next.
Q 2) There was a sudden shift from domestic system to putting out system because domestic system was not productive and too slow.
Q 3) The army became corrupt and less.
Q 4) During the war in North American colonies, some allied Frenchmen fought side by side with soldiers of the Continental Army, which allowed for the exchanging of values, ideas and philosophies. One key ideological movement, known as Enlightenment, was central to the American uprising. Thus, making them to revolt against the monarchy.
Q 5) The two major changes brought were that the territory of france got bigger and the french people had democracy.
Q 6) After storming the Bastille the french people got rid of the monarchy and Napoleon Bonaparte became the first consul.
Q 7) NEGATIVE IMPACT:
The use of fertilisers increased.
POSITIVE IMPACT:
The plants grew more in number.
Q 8) It was economically ruined as they supported in the American war of Independence. Thus, depleting the royal money.
Q 9) The Mansabdari system became corrupt and the invasion of British on the name of trade.
Q 10) Biased technological change and population growth were key in explaining Britain's growing dependence on trade during the Industrial Revolution. ... The British used that mastery to gain access across the globe to raw materials and to export markets. British trade with both the New World and the Old escalated.