Raman's Workshop

Chapter 4 THE MAKING OF A GLOBAL WORLD  Glossary  1. Dissenter: One who refuses to accept established beliefs and practices.   2. Indentured Labor: A bonded labourer under a contract to work for an employer for a specific amount of time;  to pay off his passage to a new country or home.   3. Exchange Rates: They link national currencies for purposes of international trade.  There are broadly two kinds of exchange rates: fixed exchange rate and floating exchange rate.   4. Fixed Exchange Rate: When the exchange rates are fixed and governments intervene to prevent movements in them.   5. Flexible or Floating Exchange Rates: These rates fluctuate depending on demand and supply of currencies in foreign exchange markets, in principle without interference by governments.   6. El Dorado: Fabled land of gold.   7. Rastafaria: A Jamaican sect, the members of which regarded blocks as the chosen people....

Chapter 5  The Age of Industrialisation. Questions/Answers. Glossary  1. ORIENT: The countries to the east of the Mediterranean usually refer to Asia.    2. Proto: Indicating the first or early form of something.    3. Stapler: A person who 'staples' or sorts wool according to its fiber.    4. Fuller: A person who fulls - gathers cloth by pleating.    5. Carding: The process in which fibers such as cotton or wool, are prepared prior to spinning 6. Spinning Jenny: Devised by James Hargreaves in 1764, this machine speeded up the spinning process and reduced labor demand.   By turning one single wheel a worker could set in motion a number of spindles and spin several threads at the same time.    7. Sepoy: An Indian solider in the service of the British.    8. Fly Shuttle: It is a mechanical device invented by John Key used for weaving, moved by means of ropes and pullies.   The invention of the fly...

Chapter 3. Nationalism In India. NCERT Exercises. Write in Brief  Q.1. Explain : (a) Why growth of nationalism in the colonies is linked to an anti-colonial movement ?   (b) How the First World War helped in the growth of the National Movement in India?    (c) Why Indians were outraged by the Rowlatt Act?    (d) Why Gandhiji decided to withdraw the Non Cooperation Movement?    Q.1. Explain : (a) Why growth of nationalism in the colonies is linked to an anti-colonial movement ?   Ans.(a) Colonization affected people's freedom.Nationalist sentiments gripped colonized people during the process of struggle against imperial domination. The sense of oppression and exploitation became a common bond for people from different walks of life, and this resulted in the growth of nationalist ideals. Thus, growth of cause for nationalism in the colonies is linked to anti - colonial movements.    Q.1.Explain : (b) How th...

X.Chapter 7. Print Culture and Modern World.  NCERT Book Questions/Answers. Write in brief  Q1.Give reasons for the following:  (a) Woodblock print only came to Europe after 1295. (b) Martin Luther was in favor of print and spoke out in praise of it. (c) The Roman Catholic Church began keeping an index of prohibited books from the mid - sixeteenth century. (d) Gandhi said the fight for Swaraj is a fight for liberty of speech, liberty of the press, and freedom Q1.(a) Woodblock print only came to Europe after 1295.   Ans.(a) It was in the thirteenth century, i.e.,in 1295, that the Italian explorer Marco Polo retumed from his long stay in China, where the woodblock printing was popular.He brought this technique with him to Europe.    Q1.(b) Martin Luther was in favor of print and spoke out in praise of it. Ans.(b)   Through the publication of his protestant ideas, Martin Luther challenged the orthodox practices and rituals of the Roman Cath...