Trace out the growth of Buddhism. Explain the main teachings of Buddha.

Trace out how stupas were built. Explain why the stupa at Sanchi survived, but not at Amravati.

Explain why the nobility were recruited from different races and religious groups by the Mughal rulers in India.

Explain the role played by women of the imperial household in the Mughal Empire.

“The communal politics that started during the early decades of the 20th century was largely responsible for the partition of the country.” Examine the statement.

“Partition of India had made nationalists fervently opposed to the idea of separate electorates.” Examine the statement.

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“Proper” Social Roles
Here is a story from the Adi Parvan of the Mahabharata:
Once Drona, a Brahmana who taught archery to the Kuru princes, was approached by Ekalavya, a forest-dwelling nishada (a hunting community). When Drona, who knew the dharma, refused to have him as his pupil, Ekalavya returned to the forest, prepared an image of Drona out of clay, and treating it as his teacher, began to practice on his own. In due course, he acquired great skill in archery. One day, the Kuru princes went hunting and their dbg, wandering in the woods, came upon Ekalavya. When the dog smelt the dark nis

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Colin Mackenzie
Born in 1754, Colin Mackenzie became famous as an engineer, surveyor and cartographer; In 1815 he was appointed the first Surveyor General of India, a post he held till his death in 1821. He embarked on collecting local histories and surveying historic sites in order to better understand India’s past and make governance of the colony easier. He says that “it struggled long under the miseries of bad management…. before the South came under the benign influence of the British government.” By studying Vijaynagar, Mackenzie believed that the East India Company could gain “much useful information on many of

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“Tomorrow we shall break the salt tax law”
On 5 April, 1930 Mahatma Gandhi spoke at Dandi :
When I left Sabarmati with my companions for this seaside hamlet of Dandi, I was not certain in my mind that we would be allowed to reach this place.
Even while I was at Sabarmati there was a rumor that I might be arrested. I had thought that the Government might perhaps let my party come as far as Dandi, but not me certainly. If someone says that this betrays imperfect faith on my part, I shall not deny the charge. That I have reached here is in no small measure due to the power of peace and non-vio

a. On the given political outline map of India, locate and label the following appropriately :
(a) Amritsar—an important center of the National Movement.
(b) Agra—a territory under Babur.
b. On the same political outline map of India, three places which are major Buddhist sites have been marked as A, B and C. Identify them and write their correct names on the lines drawn near them.