Class-8
Ch-1 How, When and Where
Notes
Dates are very important in history. It helps us to know that when rules were crowned or battles were.. • fought, so, historians. has been divided. history in three periods- Entient, Medical, Mader. In eighteen century in 1817, James Mill, a scottish economist and political philosopher divided history as hindu; muslim and british this divison known as periodi. -sation. Each epi period has some distinct features in the era of culture economic and politics.
Colonial→Colonial means the political and economic Forigen subjugation of a region by the form faves country. The region that is colonised is called a coloni
•Importants of records
The british beleaved act of writing was important. They feld this was done things would be properly studied and depated. The britishers also felt that all important documents and the letters to needed to be carefull preserved. So they setup record rooms attached to all admistrative institutions
Surveys become important-century detailed survey By the early nineteenth being carried out to were out line the entire country. Census operation were held after every ten ear years these prepared ditailted records of the no. of people in all the provinces of india. The other serveys
2. goological survey+ were and archaeological survey etc. But records to not help us to understand whatother people in the country felt and what lay behined their action hamilan qual Le tandub sms and hate, kas dust – potna-
1- What is the problem with the periodisation of Indian history that James Mill offers?
Ans- James mill thought that all asian sosi saceites where at a lower level of civilization then europe. According to his telling of history, beforethe british came to india hindu and muslim they thispotes rule the country. Religious intolerance, caste and taboot and superstitious practices dominating social life sent.
2 Why did the British preserved official documents?
Ans- the British felt all important and, letters needed to be carefully preserved. So that the thing’s could be propely studied and devated. So, they set up a record room.
3-How will the information historians. getForm old newspaper be different form that found in police reports?
Ans-Police reports are the offical records and it shows. what they were interested in and what they wish… to preserterved for spy prosterity.”But in newspapers all the things were printed without. any basis. So there were great difference between the record of history fans and police reports.
4-Who was James Mill?
Ans: He was a spenish scottish economist and political philospher and he knowns for his book a history of British india.
5-How did the British councered india and stablished
Ans-The british councered india in the following was.
1. They subjugated local nowabs and rajas.
2-They stablished conntral over the economi and society colected reveune to meet all their expences bought good they wanted at lower prize and to produce crops they needed for export.
3- They brought changes in rulers and taste, customand practices. Thus, they moulded everything in their favour and subjucated the country very soon.
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