Colonialism and Cartography in India

Rennel was asked to produce maps of Hindustan, and he saw it as essential to the process of British domination of India.

The picture suggests that Indians willingly gave over their ancient texts to Britannia, asking her to become the protector of Indian culture.

Because some processes happen over a period of time and cannot be attributed to a single date or event.

<p>It oversimplifies the complexity of historical processes, which often unfold over a period of time.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Battles and big events.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Referring to a span of time or an approximate period over which particular changes became visible.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Historians wrote about the year a king was crowned, the year he married, the year he had a child, the year he fought a particular war, the year he died, and the year the next ruler succeeded to the throne.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>How people earned their livelihood, what they produced and ate, how cities developed and markets came up, how kingdoms were formed and new ideas spread, and how cultures and society changed.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>That royalty all over the world is associated with this tea.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Because we focus on a particular set of events as important.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Criteria for selecting important dates are based on the events we consider vital to understanding the past.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>How markets for new products were created and new tastes were popularised.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To effectively administer the country by gathering information about the topography, soil quality, flora, fauna, local histories, and cropping patterns.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Plant specimens and information about their uses.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Every ten years.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Botanical surveys, zoological surveys, archaeological surveys, anthropological surveys, and forest surveys.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>They helped the British to gather detailed information about the region, which was seen as necessary to administer it effectively.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>They drew pictures of the plant specimens.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The chronology of the lives of Governor-Generals and Viceroys</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>It focuses only on the activities of the Governor-Generals and Viceroys, ignoring other important events and groups in Indian society</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To give each chapter some coherence and to tell a story that makes sense and can be followed</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>It only focuses on the lives and activities of the Governor-Generals and Viceroys, ignoring other important aspects of Indian society</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The lives and activities of the Governor-Generals and Viceroys</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To focus on the activities of different groups and classes in Indian society</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>They do not account for the activities of Indians, leaving them without space or significance.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To capture the characteristics of a time and its central features, and to show the significance of change from one period to the next.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>He divided Indian history into three periods: Hindu, Muslim, and British.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The terms through which we periodise, which demarcate the difference between periods.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>He became the first Governor-General in 1773.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>He believed that all Asian societies were at a lower level of civilization than Europe.</p> Signup and view all the answers