Section - A

1. Write a note on development of tools and their technology during the Palaeolithic period. What forms of art are found in the Palaeolithic culture? 20

2. Give a detailed account of social structure in Bronze Age societies. 20

3. Explain the nature of conflict between aristocracy and peasantry in ancient Greece. How did this conflict culminate in the establishment of democracy? 20

4. What do you understand by Nomadic Empire? Discuss the pattern of Nomadic migration during the period of your study. 20

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

i) Belief system in Neolithic society

ii) Burial method in Shang Civilization

iii) Comitia Centuriata iv) Religious life of the Inkas and the Aztecs

Section - B

6. Analyse the process of decline of feudalism. Did the growth of urban centres contribute to decline of feudalism? 20

7. Write a note on the religious tradition in pre-modern China. 20

8. Discuss the overseas trade of Indian merchants in the 15th century. What was the impact of Portuguese on Indian overseas trade? 20

9. Give a brief account of the developments in the area of science and technology in medieval period. 20

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

i) Anabaptists

ii) Rise of Islam in Arab

iii) Towns of Arab and Islamic World

iv) Family in medieval Europe.