MHI-01 Solved Assignment 2018-19
MHI-01: ANCIENT AND MEDIEVAL SOCIETIES
Course Code: MHI-01
Assignment Code: MHI-01/AST/TMA/2018-19
Total Marks: 100
Note: Attempt any five questions. The assignment is divided into two Sections ‘A’ and
‘B’. You have to attempt at least two questions from each section in about 500 words
each. All questions carry equal marks.
Section – A
1. How did humans start agriculture? In what ways did it affect the social structure? 20
2. Give a detailed account of development of writing and method of communications in Bronze
Age societies. 20
3. What do you understand by Nomadic Empire? Discuss the pattern of Nomadic migration
before the 15th Century. 20
4. Compare the political system and state in Greece and Roman Empire during the classical
period. 20
5. Write short notes on any two of the following in 250 words each: 10+10
i) Assyrian Empire
ii) Religion in Pre-modern China
iii) Maya Civilization
iv) Palaeolithic tools
Section – B
6. What do you understand by Feudalism? Analyse the two phases of it in Europe. 20
7. Discuss the process of transformation of Medieval Society into Modern World in the sphere of
society and economy. 20
8. Give a brief account of the pattern of Oceanic Trade in Indian Ocean during the medieval
period. 20
9. Discuss the characteristic features of medieval towns. What was their relationship with rural
areas? 20
10. Write short notes on any two of the following in 250 words each: 10+10
i) Major scientific advances in medieval period
ii) Use of gun powder in warfare in Europe
iii) Factors responsible for changes in Demography in Medieval Europe
iv) Textile production in medieval period.
