THE
UNIVERSITY OF BURDWAN
SUBJECT—HISTORY
( HONOURS)
B.A SEMESTER—2 (4 YEARS+3 YEARS) NEP
EXAMINATIONS, 2025
SUGGESTION
BY ENLIGHTENING HISTORY
MAJOR
UNIT-1
1: Discuss the religion and gods of the Egyptian
civilization?
2: Analyze the outline of the ancient Egyptian economy?
3: Discuss the evolution of the ancient Egyptian
monarchy?
4: What was the state structure of ancient Egypt?
5: Discuss the social stratification of ancient Egyptian
civilization?
6: Discuss the position of women in ancient Egyptian
civilization?
UNIT-2
7: What was the economic life of Mesopotamia like?
8: What was the state structure of Mesopotamian
civilization?
9: Write a short note on the trade of Mesopotamian
civilization?
10: Discuss the religious and meditation concepts of
ancient Mesopotamian civilization?
11: Write a note on Mesopotamian civilization?
12: Discuss the reasons for the decline of Mesopotamian
civilization?
13: Discuss the contribution of the Tigris and Euphrates
rivers in the development of Mesopotamian civilization?
14: Write what you know about the education system of
ancient Mesopotamian civilization?
UNIT-3
15: Write about the rule of the Shang Dynasty in ancient
China (economy, culture, social hierarchy, religion, state structure). / Write
about Shang Dynasty rule in ancient China (economy, culture, social hierarchy,
religion, state structure).
16: What is the importance of Confucius and his doctrine
in the history of ancient China.
UNIT- 4
17: How was the political, social and economic condition
of Persian civilization in the pre-medieval period? / How was the political,
social and economic condition of Persian civilization in the pre-medieval
period?
18: Discuss the role of the Persian emperor Cyrus 'the
Great'.
UNIT- 5
19: Do you think that ---'Polis was not like a city but
more than a state'./ Discuss the reasons for the origin of Greek polis /
Discuss the characteristics of polis.
20: Discuss the comparative strength of the states in the
Peloponnesian War.
21: Introduce the religion and gods of ancient Greece.
22: Explain the strategy of Pericles in the Peloponnesian
War. What were the weaknesses and successes of this policy? How much did this
policy remain unchanged after the death of Pericles.
23: Evaluate the thinking of Socrates as a philosopher in
ancient Greece.
24: Was the Peloponnesian War an economic rivalry?
25: Discuss the military activities of Brasidas as a
military leader.
26: Did the Peace Treaty of Nicias bring a permanent end
to the Peloponnesian War?
27: Write the characteristics of architecture and
sculpture of ancient Greece.
28: Discuss the contribution of Aristophanes in the
development of Greek comedy.
29: Discuss Athenian democracy.
30: Discuss the characteristics of the constitution of
Sparta. / Can this constitution be called a mixed constitution? / Discuss the
constitutional characteristics of Sparta?
31: Determine the place of slaves in the economy of the
Greek classical era.
32: Discuss one of the causes of the Greco-Persian War.
33: Discuss the reforms of Solon.
34: What is the funeral oration of Pericles? Explain it.
35: What was the response of Athens to the Mytilene revolt?
SEC
1: Mention the different types of documents kept in the
archives.
2: Discuss the methods of collecting the documents kept
in the archives/ Write an article on the methods of retrieving information in
the archives.
3: How did the archives develop in the Indian
subcontinent?
4: Discuss the development of the National Archives of
India.
5: What is an archive? Discuss its types.
6: Discuss the need for digital documentation in museums.
7: What is the need for preserving archaeological
artifacts?
8: Discuss the background of the formation of the
archives in the state of West Bengal.
9: How would you explain the contribution of
"archives" to society.
10: Mention the scientific methods of presenting museum
exhibitions.
11: Write the importance of museums in writing the
history of India.
12: Discuss the experience of visiting a museum.
13: Discuss the contribution of museums to society.
(উভয় পত্রের ছোট প্রশ্নের জন্য নির্দিষ্ট করে দাগ দিয়ে দেওয়া প্রশ্ন গুলি করে যাও। // Shoot the marked questions specifically
for the short questions in both the papers.)
[Special thanks to Suhana]
