II. Give one reason for each of the following statements.
1. James Mill's periodisation of Indian history was flawed.
2. Britain needed to colonise vast territories.
3. The British introduced English-based education in India.
4. British administrators kept records attached to all administrative institutions.
5. Photographs are an invaluable source for studying modern Indian history,
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1. The historians challenged Mill's periodisation. They pointed out that the British period was not all that enlightened because under British rule, people in India did not have freedom or liberty; many had. no access to equality. According to them, even the benefits of economic growth made during the British period do not seem to have reached the common man.
2. The need to control territories that would serve as markets for their products and also supply raw materials for their đomestie industries resulted in the colonisation of many non-European countries by England.
3.The British required a large number of people run different levels of administration . Therefore, they overhauled the traditional system of education, leading to the birth of an English- educated middle class in India.
4. The British believed that the act of writing was important . Every instruction plan , policy , decision , agreement , investigation had to be clearly written up
5. photographs , literature , folk , songs , legends are the nun administrative source of Indian history so photographs are in valuable source for studying modern Indian history
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