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Detailed, Step-by-Step NCERT Solutions for Class 12 History<\/a> Chapter 5 Through the Eyes of Travellers: Perceptions of Society Questions and Answers were solved by Expert Teachers as per NCERT (CBSE) Book guidelines covering each topic in chapter to ensure complete preparation.<\/p>\n

Through the Eyes of Travellers: Perceptions of Society NCERT Solutions for Class 12 History Chapter 5<\/h2>\n

Through the Eyes of Travellers: Perceptions of Society Questions and Answers <\/span>Class 12 History Chapter 5<\/h3>\n

Question 1.
\nWrite an essay on \u2018Kitab-ul-Hind.\u2019
\nOr
\nExplain the structure adopted by Al-Biruni in each chapter of his works.(C.B.S.E. 2009 (D))
\nOr
\nState any two features of \u2018Kitab-ul-Hind.\u2019 (C.B.S.E. 2019 (O.D.))
\nAnswer:
\nKitab-ul-Hind is a work of Al-Biruni written in Arabic. Its language is simple and lucid. It is a detailed epic which is divided in 80 chapters which include subjects like religion and philosophy, astronomy, festivals, manners and customs, alchemy, weights and measures, social life, iconography laws and metrology.<\/p>\n

Al-Biruni used a distinctive structure in each chapter. It starts with a question, then there is some description based on Sanskritic traditions and in the end it has the comparison with other cultures. Some modern day philosophers suggest that he was more inclined towards Mathematics. That may be the reason why his book is, almost geometric structure, remarkable for its precision and predictability.<\/p>\n

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Question 2.
\nCompare and contrast the perspectives from which Ibn-Battuta and Bernier wrote accounts of their travels in India.
\nAnswer:
\nIbn-Battuta and Bernier have written the account of their travels from different perspectives. Ibn-Battuta described everything that impressed and excited him because of its novelty. On the other hand, Francois Bernier had a different intellectual tradition. He wrote about whatever he saw in India. But he compared and contrasted it with the situation in Europe in general and France in particular.<\/p>\n

He focussed on situations which seemed depressing to him. He wanted to influence the policy makers and the intelligentsia. He wanted them to take the right decisions. In fact Bernier wanted to pin-point the weaknesses of the Indian society. He considered the Mughal India inferior to the European society. On the other hand, Ibn-Battuta recorded his observations about new cultures, peoples, beliefs and values.<\/p>\n

Question 3.
\nDiscuss the picture of urban centres that emerges from Bernier\u2019s account.
\nAnswer:
\nAccording to Bernier, about 15% population lived in the towns in the seventeenth century. This percentage was quite higher than the proportion of urban population in Western Europe during the same period. Inspite of this, Bernier described the Mughal cities as \u2018camp towns\u2019. He meant to say that the Mughal cities owed their existence to the imperial camp. He believed that the cities emerged when the imperial court moved in and they declined when this court moved out. In other words, the Mughal cities lacked strong social and economic foundations. They were dependent on the imperial patronage.<\/p>\n

The Mughal times had all kinds of towns, such as manufacturing towns, trading towns, port towns, pilgrimage towns and sacred centres. Their existence depended on the prosperity of merchant communities and professional classes. In fact the merchants were a strong community. They were called the Mahajans. Their chief was called the Seth or the Nagarseth. There were a few other groups like the physicians, teachers, lawyers, painters, architects, musicians and calligraphers. A few of them enjoyed the imperial patronage. Some others lived by serving other patrons. A few others served the common people in the crowded markets.<\/p>\n

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Question 4.
\nAnalyse the evidence for slavery provided by Ibn-Battuta.’
\nOr
\nExplain Ibn-Battuta\u2019s description about the slaves in India. (C.B.S.E. 2010 (D))
\nAnswer:
\nAccording to Ibn-Battuta, slaves like any other commodity, were openly sold in the markets. They were also regularly exchanged as gifts.<\/p>\n