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History hand written notes class 7 | history notes chapter 1

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Hello dear friend today I am going to discuss history hands written notes class 7th in detail knowledge . #1.  Indian Subcontinent. The historians have divided history into three periods ancient, medieval and modern. The word medieval means the middle age. It is the period which lies between the ancient and the modern period of history. The word medieval is derived from a Latin word meaning middle.  It is considered that this period began from the eight century AD and lasted to the eighteenth AD. The medieval period is further divided into two parts the Early Medieval period (from 8th to 12th century AD) and the late Medieval Period (from 13th to 18th century AD).  The Early medieval period covers states of North as well as South India.  The Late Medieval Penod covers the Delhi Sultanate, the Bahmani and Vijaynagar kingdoms, and the most important of them all, the Mughal empire.  The rise and fall of the Marathas and the Sikhs are also included in the late medie...
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Thinking about Time and Historical Periods in India |

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  Thinking about Time and Historical Periods Historians do not see time just as a passing of hours, days or years - as a clock or a calendar. Time also reflects changes in social and economic organisation. in the persistence and transformation of ideas and beliefs. The study of time is made somewhat easier by dividing the past into large segments - periods - that possess shared characteristics. In the middle of the nineteenth century British historians divided the history of India into three periods: " Hindu ". "Muslim" and "British". This division was based on the idea that the religion of rulers was the only important historical change, and that there were no other significant developments in the economy, society or culture.  Such a division also ignored the rich diversity of the subcontinent.   Few historians follow this periodisation today. Most look to economic and social factors to characterise the major elements of different moments of the past. The...
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