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West Bengal State UniversityB.A./B.Sc./B.Com. (Honours, Major, General) Examinations, 2012

PART-II

HISTORY - Honours

Paper- III

Duration : 4 Hours Full Marks : 100

Candidates are required to give their answers in their own words as far as practicable.

Theflgures in the margin indicate full marks.

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Answer Question No. 1 and any Jour of the rest.

1. Answer any four of the following questions : 4 x 5 = 20

a) Indicate the significance of the year 1453 in the history of Europe.

b) Trace the development of map drawing in Europe in the later part of the

Fifteen th Century.

c) What is Proto-industrialization?

d) What is meant by fief and vassalage?

e) What is the importance of long-distance trade in fourteenth century Europe?

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1) How do you charactertse the new merchants of sixteenth century Europe?

g) What were the features of Humanism as a social ideology ?

h) What do you know about the 95 thesis of Martin Luther?

2. Why did feudalism flourish in Eastern Europe when it collapsed in Western Europe?

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3. "The fourteenth century was an age of economic crisis and commercial decline in"

European history". Discuss. 20

4. In what ways did the use of gunpowder transform the art of warfare between 1450

and 1550 A.D. ?

5. What does the term "Renaissance" signify? Explain why and how did "Renaissance"

toko place in Italy with special emphasis on the urban life of Italy in early modern

times.

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What were the Enclosures in England? In what ways did they represent a new kind of

agriculture economy?

7. Assess the role of anti-clericalism in setting the stage for the Reformation.

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Was Niccolo Machiavelli a product of Renaissance and Humanism? Give reasons for

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Did the peace treaty of Westphalia (1648) establish the ideals of national sovereignty?

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What were the features of the Empire of Charles V ? How do you react to the view that

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