Question:
Write a short note on shifting cultivation.
Answer:
In shifting cultivation a plot of land is cleared by felling the trees and burning them. Small patches of land in forests were used for this kind of cultivation. The cultivators cut the treetops to allow sunlight to reach the ground. The ashes of burnt trees were mixed with the soil to fertilize it. The tribals used the axe to cut trees and the hoe to scratch the soil in order to prepare it for cultivation. They scattered the seeds on the field instead of ploughing the land and sowing the seeds. Once the crop was ready it was harvested. After the soil lost its fertility the land was abandoned and the cultivator moved to a new plot. Shifting cultivation is also known as slash and burn agriculture.
Shifting cultivation usually starts with cutting trees and a fire which clears a spot for crop production. In the ideal case, shifting cultivation is a cycle where farmers come back to the original place after a couple of years
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Give a brief description of Kingsway.
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Give a brief account of Tantia Tope.
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Trace the eight cities that existed before New Delhi between 736 AD and the 17th Century.
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What did Nana Saheb want of the British?
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What was the out come of the Blue Rebellion?
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Describe a colonial bungalow during the early 20th century.
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What were the commodities that these companies traded in?
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What are Reserved forests?
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Give a brief description of Chhatrapati Shivaji.
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Give a brief account of Tantia Tope.
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Who was Nana Saheb?
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What did Tipu Sultan do that resulted in wars against the Company?
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Why did James Mill divide his book, The History of British India’ into the Hindu, Muslim and British
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What were the reforms introduced by the British?
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How did the status of the tribal chiefs change after the British established power in India?
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Give a brief description of the method of producing indigo dye?
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Give a brief note on the Battle of Plassey.
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What were to the two major systems of indigo cultivation in India?
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What was the result of the competition between the trading companies from different European countries?
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What were the rules followed by the British East India Company while occupying the Indian States?
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What were the main features of the Ryoti system of cultivation?
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What were the benefits reaped by the East India company as the Diwan of Bengal?
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What were the main features of the Ryoti system of cultivation?
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What were the main features of the Nij system of cultivation?
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Give a brief note on the wars between the Marathas and the British East India Company?
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Which were the other trading Companies that came to the Indian shores?
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Write a short note on the Santhals of Jharkhand.
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Who wrote the book The History of British India?
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What were the activities of the Tribals?
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How did the East India Company establish trade in India and enter the political scene?
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Mention a few other events, which if recorded, will make history more interesting to everyone.
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What were the commodities that these companies traded in?
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When did the Blue rebellion break-out?
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Who created the first map of India?
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What were to the two major systems of indigo cultivation in India?
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