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BHIC 102: SOCIAL FORMATIONS AND CULTURAL PATTERNS
OF THE ANCIENT WORLD
(TUTOR MARKED ASSIGNMENT)
Course code: BHIC-102
Assignment Code: BHIC-102/ASST/TMA/2024-25
Marks: 100
Note: There are three Sections in the Assignment. You have to answer all questions in
the Sections.
Assignment – I
Answer the following questions in about 500 words each.
1) Examine the various views regarding the process of human transitions to
agriculture. 20
2) Explain the contribution of thueydides to historigraphy by explaining the Greek
history and tradition of history writing. 20
Assignment – II
Answer the following questions in about 250 words each.
3) What were the major sites of Mesolithic cultures across the world? Outline the
importance of Natufian culture in South west Asia. 10
4) Throw light on the reasons for expansion and decline of the Assyrian empire. 10
5) Explain the discovery spread and impact of iron. 10
Assignment – III
Answer the following questions in about 100 words each.
6) Dating methods in archaeology. 6
7) Bronze age civilization in China. 6
8) The Sassanid Economy. 6
9) The art of nomadism. 6
10) Reasons for the decline of Egyptian civilization. 6





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