How When And Where - Class 8 History - Extra Questions

Can you think of examples of surveys in your world today? Think about how toy companies get information about what young people enjoy playing with or how the government finds out about the number of young people in school. What can a historian derive from such surveys?

In today's world surveys are very important to introduce any kind of product in market. For example, a car company first takes the survey to get information about choice of people about features of cars then prepare its car according to peoples choices. Government find out about the young people in school by the age mentioned in documents.
Historian can derive the information about ratio of young and older people at particular period of time.


What is the problem with the periodisation of Indian history that James Mill offered?

James Mill thought that all Asian societies were at a lower level of civilisation than Europe. In his prejudiced version of history, British rule represented all the forces of progress and civilisation while the period before British rule represents darkness, ignorance, despotism, religious intolerance, caste taboos, superstitious practices, etc. However, the periodisation of Indian history based only on religion is problematic for several reasons. A variety of faiths, apart from Hinduism and Islam, existed in the periods categorised as Hindu and Muslim by Mill. Also, it is not right to classify an age according to the religion of the rulers of that time.  By doing so it suggests that the lives and practices of others did not matter. Another point to keep in mind is that all rulers in ancient India did not share the same faith.


Class 8 History Extra Questions