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 Chhatrapati Shivaji.
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What did Nana Saheb want of the British?
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Give a brief description of Chhatrapati Shivaji.
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When did the Blue rebellion break-out?
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What were to the two major systems of indigo cultivation in India?
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Write a short note on the Santhals of Jharkhand.
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Give a brief description of Kingsway.
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Describe a colonial bungalow during the early 20th century.
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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 were the reforms introduced by the British?
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What were the commodities that these companies traded in?
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Trace the rebellion from Meerut to Delhi.
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In 1911 a grand Durbar was held by the British in Delhi, why?
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What did Tipu Sultan do that resulted in wars against the Company?
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Why did the British dislike shifting cultivators?
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Write a short note on shifting cultivation.
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What were the main features of the Ryoti system of cultivation?
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Give a brief account of Tantia Tope.
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What were the main features of the Ryoti system of cultivation?
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Mention a few other events, which if recorded, will make history more interesting to everyone.
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What did British historians in India write about?
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When did the Blue rebellion break-out?
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What did Nana Saheb want of the British?
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When was the 'Diwani' of Bengal granted to the East India Company?
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What were the main features of the Nij system of cultivation?
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What is the problem with the periodisation of Indian history that James Mill offers?
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What were the commodities that these companies traded in?
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Why were ryots reluctant to grow indigo?
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What were the main features of the Nij system of cultivation?
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Give a brief description of the method of producing indigo dye?
