MAINS GENERAL STUDIES PAPER - II (Indian Heritage and Culture‚ History and Geography of the World and Society) TOPICS BOOKS & JOURNALS 1. Indian culture will cover the salient aspects of Art Forms‚ Literature and Architecture from ancient to modern times. References: Indian Culture and Heritage – NIOS: www.nios.ac.in Indian Freedom Struggle of Independence – Bipin Chandra Facets of Indian Culture - Spectrum Pub. Indian Culture Chapter of Indian Year Book Journals/Websites:
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Global Review Sheet- FINALS * Anthropologist- someone who studies culture * Neolithic revolution agriculture; no more nomads; settlements * River Valley Civilizations (all the civilizations had 2 rivers except for Egypt) * Mesopotamia * Tigris and Euphrates rivers * Egypt * The Nile river * Indus * The Indus and Ganges rivers * China * Huang He and Yangtze rivers * Mesopotamia
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Catholic Church d. None of these answers is correct. Answer: c 4. The artistic and intellectual movement to recover‚ edit‚ and study ancient Greek and Latin manuscripts is called a. humanistic Classicism. b. secular humanism. c. Classical secularism. d. Classical humanism. Answer: d 5. The father of the new movement to recover‚ edit‚ and study ancient Greek and Latin manuscripts is generally regarded to be a. Talleyrand. b. Petrarch. c. Pliny the Elder. d. Pope Julius. Answer: b
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What were the effects of nationalism in the later 20th century? Nationalism united people against western/foreign interference and influences‚ as evidenced in the Iranian Revolution‚ the establishment of Islamism‚ and the Organization of African Unity. In 1979‚ after several years of civil resistance‚ strikes‚ and demonstrations‚ the people of Iran overthrew their US-backed leader‚ Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi‚ because of his unjust rule and his ties to the States. Mohammad Reza Shah was put into power
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Naafey Sardar 15020567 POL 3212: RRR; Islamic Movements since 1800 Ali Usman Qasmi Islam & Pakistan: Post-Colonial Era Soon after the inception of Pakistan as an independent country in 1947‚ the revival of squabbles between the religious and the secular led to a sharp cleavage between State and Religion. In other words‚ the dispute was essentially between the modernizing educated elite and the Islamist groups which includethe Ulema as well. First‚ we need to know what we mean by ‘modernizing
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Final Exam Study Guide: -Starting from the end of WWI discuss the development in the parts of the Ottoman Empire that today make up Turkey. This questions requires you to discuss the allied occupation‚ the Sultan’s decisions‚ the resistance‚ the resistance‚ rise of Mustafa Kemal‚ the grand national assembly…. All the way through to the treaty of Lausanne. After the End of World War I‚ the former Ottoman Empire was occupied by Allied forces who occupied the entire area of modern day Turkey. The
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Central Academy PROJECT REPORT ON Test your knowledge INFORMATIC PRACTICE SESSION : 2013-14 Submitted By: Sana Nagori In Partial Fulfillment Of All India Senior School Certificate Examination Conducted By Central Board Of Secondary Education. (Mrs.Chanda Gehlot) (Ms. Poorvi awasthi) Principal PGT‚ I.P. Acknowledegment I express my administration and convey my sincere thanks to our I.P. teacher MISS Poorvi Awasthi‚ For his
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1. Corruption 2. Jan lokpal Bill 3. Terrorism 4. Pollution 5. Environmental issues 6. Secularism 7. Right to Reject 8. Right of Information 9. Leadership – do or don’t Global Warming Vs Global Cooling 10. 11. Indian Educational System Essay on Terrorism - A Threat to Mankind Terrorism can be defined as the use of violence to achieve some goals. It is completely different from war and policy. The evils of terrorism have considerably grown over years. Terrorism has affected not only
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expressed through art‚ and both of these fall under individualism‚ which is the habit or principle of being independent and self-reliant. In the Renaissance‚ humanism heavily influenced thinkers’ views. Humanism focuses on Greek and Roman influence‚ secularism‚ and the individual. Pico de Mirandola‚ an Italian Renaissance philosopher‚ in his “Oration of the Dignity of Man” states that man can cultivate and grow what he chooses. (Doc. 2) Pico shows that choice is important and can lead to individual achievements
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Comparative Essay: American and French Revolutions The Atlantic revolutions had a big impact on the development of world history. Starting with the American Revolution‚ where Americans fought for their independence from Great Britain‚ each subsequent revolution took ideas and courage from the previous one. A similarity of the first two Revolutions‚ the French and the American‚ was that they were both erected from an economic crisis. Some differences were that the French‚ right after their monarchy
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