Exam Details

Subject Ancient and Medieval Societies
Paper
Exam / Course Master of Arts in History
Department School of Social Sciences (SOSS)
Organization indira gandhi national open university
Position
Exam Date December, 2015
City, State new delhi,


Question Paper

1. What do you understand by the term "Neolithic Revolution" Discuss with reference to the significance of the beginning of agriculture.

2. Analyse the use of metals and the process of urbanisation in Bronze-Age Mesopotamia.

3. Discuss the process of transition to Democracy in Ancient Greece.

4. Discuss the nature of state, society and religion
in pre-modern China.

5. Write short notes on any two of the following in about 250 words each:

Pastoral Nomadism

Egyptian Religion

Religion in Late Roman Empire

Advent of Islam

6. Discuss the growth of feudalism in Europe from the 9th to the 11th century.

7. Analyse the pattern of European trade between 11th and 15th centuries.

8. Discuss the role of Science in expansion of knowledge in modern Europe.

9. Discuss the impact of Reformation on the Absolutist monarchies and nation-states in Europe.

10. Write short notes on any two of the following in about 250 words each:

Indian Merchant groups in medieval period

Printing Technology

Counter-Reformation

Family and System of inheritance in Medieval Europe


Departments

  • Centre for Corporate Education, Training & Consultancy (CCETC)
  • Centre for Corporate Education, Training & Consultancy (CCETC)
  • National Centre for Disability Studies (NCDS)
  • School of Agriculture (SOA)
  • School of Computer and Information Sciences (SOCIS)
  • School of Continuing Education (SOCE)
  • School of Education (SOE)
  • School of Engineering & Technology (SOET)
  • School of Extension and Development Studies (SOEDS)
  • School of Foreign Languages (SOFL)
  • School of Gender Development Studies(SOGDS)
  • School of Health Science (SOHS)
  • School of Humanities (SOH)
  • School of Interdisciplinary and Trans-Disciplinary Studies (SOITDS)
  • School of Journalism and New Media Studies (SOJNMS)
  • School of Law (SOL)
  • School of Management Studies (SOMS)
  • School of Performing Arts and Visual Arts (SOPVA)
  • School of Performing Arts and Visual Arts(SOPVA)
  • School of Sciences (SOS)
  • School of Social Sciences (SOSS)
  • School of Social Work (SOSW)
  • School of Tourism & Hospitality Service Sectoral SOMS (SOTHSM)
  • School of Tourism &Hospitality Service Sectoral SOMS (SOTHSSM)
  • School of Translation Studies and Training (SOTST)
  • School of Vocational Education and Training (SOVET)
  • Staff Training & Research in Distance Education (STRIDE)

Subjects

  • Ancient and Medieval Societies
  • Evolution of Social Structures in India Through the Ages
  • Historiography
  • History of Ecology and Environment: India
  • History of Indian Economy
  • Modern World
  • Political Structure in India