'Tracing Changes Through a Thousand Years' — Practice

Question 1

What is periodisation and why is it used?

Accepted Answer

Periodisation is dividing the past into blocks of time (such as ancient, medieval, modern) to make history easier to study and to highlight major changes.

Question 2

How do coins and inscriptions help historians reconstruct the past? Give examples.

Accepted Answer

Coins reveal rulers, titles, dates, and economic conditions (e.g. Alauddin Khalji's silver tanka shows his market reforms). Inscriptions, carved on stone or metal, record land grants and royal orders and are reliable because they cannot be altered.

Question 3

Why is James Mill's periodisation of Indian history considered problematic?

Accepted Answer

Mill divided Indian history into Hindu, Muslim, and British periods, implying religion was the only force shaping history. This ignores the diversity within each period and the many social, economic, and cultural changes that crossed religious lines.

Question 4

Name two new ruling families that emerged between 700-1200 CE.

Accepted Answer

Any two of: Rajputs, Cholas, Palas, Pratiharas, Rashtrakutas.

Practice — 'Tracing Changes Through a Thousand Years'

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