why did the number of written texts/records increase during the medieval period? Also, find
out which country invented the art of making paper?
Q2. Since there were no printing presses during the medieval period, how were the manuscripts
written?
Q3. Who used the term ‘Hindustan’ for the first time and when?
Q4. What are archives?
Q5.What is a habitat?
Q6. Who is a Patron?
Q7. Who was considered a “foreigner” in the past?
Q8. Name the new groups of people who became prominent during the medieval age.
Q9. In the middle of the nineteenth century British historians divided the history of India into
three periods: “Hindu”, “Muslim” and “British”. What do you think was the problem with such a
division?
Q10. Enlist a variety of sources used by historians to study medieval period.
Answers
Answer:
1.) The number of written texts/records increase during medieval period because there was a dramatic increase in the number of written records.China invested the art of making paper.
2.) Since there was no printing press in medieval
India manuscripts were written on parchment.
3.) Minhaj-e-Siraj in 13th century.
4.) Archives were the written records.
5.) Habitat means the array of resources, physical
and biotic factors.
6.) Patron was a saint in Catholicism.
7.) According to the medieval period any stranger
who did not belong to certain societies or cultures were known as foreigner.
8.) New group of people who became prominent during medieval period were Rajputs,Marathas,
Sikhs,Jats, Ahoms and Kayasthas.
9.)With the division of Indian history into Hindu,
Muslim and British by the Britishers was a
problem because it was not correct to divide
the history into religion.
10.) List of some sources used by the historians
to study medieval history was: Collection of
paper and several information from the
people,rulers, monasteries and temples.
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