What were the technological improvements in the Medieval
period?
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Answer:
Conversation is a fine art. It is the art of exchanging thoughts. It is an art which
anybody can cultivate or master. Not everybody can paint or play music, but
almost everyone can talk. Thus, it brings the greatest pleasure to the greatest
number. “To talk”, says R.L. Sleversan, is our chief business in the world. And
talk is by far the most accessible of pleasures. It costs nothing in money, it is all
profit. It completes our education, makes friends and can be enjoyed at any age.
Conversation is indeed the most teachable of all the arts. All you need to do is
to find a subject that interests you and your listeners.
Hobbies are, for example, numberless hobbies to talk about. But the important
thing is that you must talk about the other fellow’s hobby rather than your own.
Therein lies the secret of your popularity. There is nothing that pleases people
so much as your interest in their interest.
It is just as important to know what subjects to avoid and what subjects to select
for good conversation. If you don’t want to be set down as a bore, avoid certain
unpleasant topics. Avoid talking about yourself unless you are asked to do so.
Sickness or death bores everybody. The only one who willingly listens to such
talk is the doctor, but he gets sad for it. You must also know not only what to
say but also how to say it.
1.Answer the following questions briefly: (Any 4)
(a) How does the author define and explain the art of conversation?
(b) How is talking easier to learn than other fine arts?
(c) What are the subjects one can easily talk about?
Answer:
The period saw major technological advances, including the adoption of gunpowder, the invention of vertical windmills, spectacles, mechanical clocks, and greatly improved water mills, building techniques (Gothic architecture, medieval castles), and agriculture in general (three-field crop rotation).