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Seals were made from clay, copper and bronze. Seals from the Harappa site show scripts on them. This shows that people of the city knew how to write. Historians are yet to decipher the script of the Indus Valley Civilization.
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(i) Gonds were not migrant. They lived in a vast forested region called Gondwana—or 'country inhabited by Gonds, But Ahoms were migrants of Brahmaputra Valley from present-day Myanmar.
(ii) The Gond Kingdom was not dependent upon the forced labour. But the Ahom state depended upon forced labour.
(iii) The Gond society was not as sophisticated as that of Ahoms.
(iv) The Gond kings wished to be recognised as Rajputs. In order to gain power and status they had marriage alliances with Rajputs. But Ahoms never wished to established such marriage allowances. They expanded their kingdom by wedging war against the kingdoms of Chhutiyas and Koch-Hajo
(v) Gonds practised shifting cultivation, but Ahoms did not. They introduced new methods of rice cultivation.
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Merits of democracy
(i) Safeguards the interests of the people: Chief merit of democracy lies in that it safeguards the interests of the people. Real power lies in the hands of the people who exercise it by the representatives elected by them and who are responsible to them. It is said that social, economic and political interests of the individuals are served better under this system.
(ii) Based on the principle of equality: Democracy is based on the principle of equality. All members of the State are equal in the eyes of law. All enjoy equal social, political and economic rights and state cannot discriminate among citizens on the basis of caste, religion, ***, or property. All have equal right to choose their government.
(iii) Stability and responsibility in administration: Democracy is known for its stability, firmness and efficiency. These days tenure of the elected representatives is fixed. They form a stable government because it is based on public support. The administration is conducted with a sense of responsibility. In representative democracy, people's representatives discuss matters more thoroughly and take reasonable decision.
(iv) Political education to the people: Another argument given in favour of democracy is that it serves as a training school for citizens. People get impetus to take part in the affairs of the state. At the time of elections political parties propose their policy and programme in support of their candidates. All means of propaganda-public meetings, posters, radio, television and speeches by important leaders of the parties- are used to win public favour. It creates political consciousness among the people.
Demerits of Democracy
(i) More emphasis on quantity than on quality: It is not based upon the quality but on quantity. Majority party holds the reigns of government. Inefficient and corrupt persons get themselves elected. They have neither intelligence, nor vision, nor strength of character to steer through the ship of the state to its destinations.
(ii) Rule of the incompetent: Democracies are run by incompetent persons. It is government by amateurs. In it, every citizen is allowed to take part, whereas everybody is not fit for it. Locke calls it the act of running administration by the ignorant. He says that history records the fact that a few are intelligent. Universal adult franchise grants right to vote to everybody.
(iii) Based on unnatural equality: The concept of equality is enshrined in democracy. It is against the law of nature. Nature has not endowed every individual with intelligence and wisdom. Men's talents differ. Some are courageous, other are cowards. Some healthy, others not so healthy. Some are intelligent, others are not. Critics are of opinion that "it is against the law of nature to grant equal status to everybody."
(iv) Voters do not take interest in election: Voters do not cast their vote in a spirit of duty as democracy requires them to do. Contestants of election persuade them. Even then, it is generally found that turn out comes to 50 to 60 percent only. This forefeits the very tall claim of holding elections.
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The first Veda was composed around 3500 years ago. There are four Vedas, viz. Rigveda, Samaveda, Yarjurveda and Athravaveda. Out of them, the Rigveda was the first Veda to be composed.
Rigveda contains more than 1000 hymns and each hymn is called ‘sukta’. The term ‘sukta’ means well said. These hymns are in praise of gods.
Three main gods have been mentioned in the Rigveda. Agni is the god of fire, Indra is the god of rains and Soma was named after a plant. This plant was used for making a special drink.
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There are four varnas
Brahmins: They were India's priests and were seen as the highest varna. They were seen as the highest ranking because they performed rituals for the gods. This gave them great influence upon the other varnas.
Kshatriyas: They were rulers and warriors.
Vaisyas: They were farmers, traders, and craftspeople.
Sudras:They were workers and servants.
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Maps provide more information than a globe. A globe can be useful when we want to study the earth as a whole. But when we want to study only a part of the earth, as about a country or a state, globe is of little help. In such a situation only maps are useful.
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Celestial bodies or heavenly bodies are objects in space such as the sun, moon, planets and stars. They form a part of the vast universe we live in and are usually very far from us. The glorious night sky is dotted with such objects and when we observe them using a telescope they reveal fascinating worlds of their own.
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Oracle bones are pieces of bone or shell used by the people of ancient China during divining ceremonies that seem to have been important to their culture.
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The main tributaries of the river Indus are Sutlej, Ravi, Chenab, Beas and Jhelum. The tributary of the river Ganga is the Son. The people travel now-a-days due to various reasons such as for business and trade, for education, for service and for visit some particular area etc.
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