Ancient and medieval history

Question 1

IVC

Answer 1

Notes

Question 2

Paleolithic

Answer 2

Notes

Question 3

Mesolithic

Answer 3

Notes

Question 4

Neolithic

Answer 4

Notes

Question 5

Chalcolithic

Answer 5

Notes

Question 6

Megalithic

Answer 6

Notes

Question 7

Vedic v/s later Vedic age

Answer 7

Notes

Question 8

Mauryan administration

Answer 8

Notes

Question 9

Gupta administration

Answer 9

Notes

Question 10

Anc-Med India timeline

Answer 10

Excel sheet

Question 11

L Pal sites

Answer 11

Sohan v (Punj),
Bhim,
Belan v (UP),
Didwana (Raj)

Question 12

M Pal

Answer 12

Potwar plat (b/w Indus and Jhelum)
Nar-Tung v

Question 13

U Pal

Answer 13

Kurnool, Muchchatla, Chintamani Gavi — And Pr
Ktka,
MP (Cent),
S. UP

Question 14

Mesolithic

Answer 14

Langhnaj (Guj)
Kaimur (bihar)
mirzapur up
bhim
bagar raj
adamgarh - mp
bagor mahadaha up bone artifacts

Question 15

neolithic

Answer 15

burzahom, gufkaal - jk
piklihal, budihal, chirand - bihar
mehrgarh - pak

Question 16

megalithic

Answer 16

brahmagiri, maski - ktka
adichanallur - tn
junapani near nagpur

Question 17

Ahar

Answer 17

South Eastern Rajasthan

Ahar and Gilund lie in Banas valley spread over 4 acres.

Question 18

Malwa

Answer 18

Western Madhya Pradesh

Malwa, Kayatha and Eran.

Navdatoli – largest settlement of Malwa.

Kayatha – Junior contemporary of Harappan Culture.

Question 19

Jorwe

Answer 19

Western Maharashtra

• Jorwe, Nevasa, Daimabad in Ahmednagar District.
• Chandoli, Songaon and Inamgaon in Pune District
• Prakash and Nasik

Question 20

East

Answer 20

Vidhyan region of Allahabad district. Chirand, West Bengal – Randu Rajar Dhibi in Burdwan

Question 21

Shankaracharya’s advaita

Answer 21

(non-dualism) philosophy

Question 22

Vishistadvaita of Ramanujacharya

Answer 22

Vïshistadvaita means modified monism - Brahman (God) and matter and soul are his qualities.

Question 23

Sivadvaita of Srikanthacharya

Answer 23

• ultimate Brahman is Shiva, endowed with Shakti. Shiva exists in this world as well as beyond it

Question 24

Dvaita of Madhavacharya

Answer 24

dualism which stands in opposition to non-dualism and monism of Shankaracharya. He believed that the world is not an illusion (maya) but a reality full of differences.

Question 25

Dvaitadvaita of Nimbaraka

Answer 25

Dvaitadvaita means dualistic monism - God transformed himself into world and soul. This world and soul are different from God (Brahman). They could survive with the support of God only. They are separate but dependent.

Question 26

Suddhadvaita of Vallabhacharya

Answer 26

Vallabhacharya wrote commentaries on Vedanta Sutra and Bhagavad Gita. For him. Brahman (God) was Sri Krishna who manifested himself as souls and matter. God and soul are not distinct, but one. The stress was on pure non-dualism. His philosophy came to be known as Pushtimarga (the path of grace) and the school was called Rudrasampradaya.