ANCIENT HISTORY

Q1.HOW FAR ARCAHELOGICAL EXCAVATIONS OVER THE LAST FIFTY YEARS HAVE ADDED
TO OUR KNOWLEDGE ON EARLY INDIAN?MENTION SOME OF THE SCIENTIFIC TOOLS USED
BY ARCHAEOLOGISTS TO DATE THEIR OBJECTS.
Q2.EXAMINE THE ENVIRONMENTAL AND TECHNOLOGICAL FACTORS WHICH ENABLED
EARLY HUNTERS AND FOOD-GATHERERS TO ADOPT FARMING IN PRE-HISTORIC INDIA.
Q3.DISCUSS THE IMPORTANT FEATURES OF THE CHALCOLITHIC CULTURES SITUATED
OUTSIDE THE HARAPPAN ZONE.
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Q4.ANALYSE VARIOUS VIEWS ON THE ORIGIN AND DECLINE OF THE HARAPPAN
CIVILISATION.DRAW ON YOUR ANSWER-SHEET A ROUGH MAP OF INDIA AND MARK ANY
FOUR SITES ASSOCIATED WITH THE CIVILISATION.
Q5.EXAMINE THE CONTROVERSIES ON THE ADVENT OF THE ARYANS AND DISCUSS THE
KEY FEATURES OF THE POLITICAL,SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CONDITIONS OF NORTHERN
INDIA DURING 1500-1000B.C.
Q6.ASSESS THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THE PERIOD FROM 300B.C-300 A.D IN THE HISTORY OF
TAMILAKAM.