NCERT Class 11 History Themes in World History Writing and City Life

CITY life began in Mesopotamia*, the land between the Euphrates and the Tigris rivers that is now part of the Republic of Iraq. Mesopotamian civilisation is known for its prosperity, city life, its voluminous and rich literature and its mathematics and astronomy. Mesopotamia’s…

NCERT Class 11 History Themes in World History The Central Islamic Lands

The Rise of Islam in Arabia: Faith, Community and Politics During 612-32, the Prophet Muhammad preached the worship of a single God, Allah, and the membership of a single community of believers (umma). This was the origin of Islam. Muhammad was an Arab by language and culture…

NCERT Class 11 History Themes in World History Paths To Modernisation

Introduction China and Japan present a marked physical contrast. China is a vast continental country that spans many climatic zones; the core is dominated by three major river systems: the Yellow River (Huang He), the Yangtse River (Chang Jiang – the third longest river in the…

NCERT Class 11 History Themes in World History Nomadic Empires

Introduction In the early decades of the thirteenth century the great empires of the Euro-Asian continent realised the dangers posed to them by the arrival of a new political power in the steppes of Central Asia: Genghis Khan (d. 1227) had united the Mongol people. Genghis…

NCERT Class 11 History Themes in World History Displacing Indigenous Peoples

THIS chapter recounts some aspects of the histories of the native peoples of America and Australia. Theme 8 described the history of the Spanish and Portuguese colonisation of South America. From the eighteenth century, more areas of South America, Central America, North…

NCERT Class 11 History Themes in World History Confrontation Of Cultures

Communities of the Caribbean and Brazil The Arawakian Lucayos lived on a cluster of hundreds of small islands in the Caribbean Sea, today known as the Bahamas, and the Greater Antilles. They had been expelled from the Lesser Antilles by the Caribs, a fierce tribe. In contrast…

NCERT Class 11 History Themes in World History Changing Cultural Tradition

There is a vast amount of material on European history from the fourteenth century – documents, printed books, paintings, sculptures, buildings, textiles. Much of this has been carefully preserved in archives, art galleries and museums in Europe and America. From the…

NCERT Solutions Class 11 History Chapter 11 Paths to Modernisation

NCERT Solutions for Class 11 History for Chapter 11 Paths to Modernisation  What were the major developments before the Meiji restoration that made it possible for Japan to modernize rapidly? Answer: Major developments were: Peasantry was disarmed and only the samurai class…

NCERT Solutions Class 11 History Chapter 10 Displacing Indigenous Peoples

NCERT Solutions for Class 11 History for Chapter 10 Displacing Indigenous Peoples 1. Comment on any points of difference between the native peoples of South and North Answer: The natives of South America: They practiced extensive agriculture; the surplus yield enabled them to…

NCERT Solutions Class 11 History Chapter 9 The Industrial Revolution

NCERT Solutions for Class 11 History for Chapter 9 The Industrial Revolution  How did Britain's involvement in wars from 1793 to 1815 affect British industries? Answer: After 1793, industrialization witnessed the disruptive effects of the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic…

NCERT Solutions Class 11 History Chapter 8 Confrontation of Cultures

NCERT Solutions for Class 11 History for Chapter 8 Confrontation of Cultures Compare the civilisation of the Aztecs with that of the Mesopotamians. Answer: The civilisation of the Aztecs: Aztec society was hierarchical. Nobility included priests and other higher social groups…

NCERT Solutions Class 11 History Chapter 7 Changing Cultural Traditions

NCERT Solutions for Class 11 History for Chapter 7 Changing Cultural Traditions Which elements of Greek and Roman culture were revived in the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries? Answer: Science, philosophy, art and architecture, law and religion were the elements of Greek and…

NCERT Solutions Class 11 History Chapter 6 The Three Orders

NCERT Solutions for Class 11 History for Chapter 6 The Three Orders Describe two features of early feudal society in France. Answer: (i)In the feudal society, the peasants cultivated their own land as well as that of the lord. The peasants performed labour services for the…

NCERT Solutions Class 11 History Chapter 5 Nomadic Empires

NCERT Solutions for Class 11 History for Chapter 5 Nomadic Empires Why was trade so significant to the Mongols? Answer: Trade was so significant to the Mongols because of the scant resources of the steppe lands. The Mongols traded with their sedentary neighbours in China…

NCERT Solutions Class 11 History Chapter 4 The Central Islamic Lands

NCERT Solutions for Class 11 History for Chapter 4 The Central Islamic Lands What were the features of the lives of the Bedouins in the early seventh century? Answer: The Arabs were divided into tribes and were nomadic (Bedouins). The Arabian tribes were led by a chief who…