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, 2016
City, State new delhi,


Question Paper

1. Trace the growth of pastoral nomadism with special reference to domestication of animals.

2. Discuss the developments in writing and artistic expression during The Bronze Age.

3. Analyse the essential features of the institution of slavery in The Roman Republic.

4. Write a note on kingship and religion in Egypt.

5. Evaluate the process of acceptance and spread of the Christianity in The Roman Empire.

6. Examine different views of scholars on the decline of feudalism.

7. Discuss the social organization and business activities of banjaras and other business communities in Medieval India.

8. Give a brief survey of new advances and developments in the area of science and technology in Medieval Europe.

9. Discuss in brief how the introduction of the new technologies of warfare resulted in changes in military tactics and strategy in early modern Europe.

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

Emperor Cyrus

Aztecs

The Abbasid Caliphate

Changes in demography 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