Thursday, November 17, 2011

Who has discovered the site of Hampi


3-What were the sources used by Colin Mackenzie in order to gather information
about Hampi?

Colin Mackenzie gathered the information from variety of sources. At first he tried to
get information from the priest of Virupaksha temple. The information, thus collected
was corroborated with the architectural and literary sources.

Who was the founder of the empire? Who inspired them to lay foundation of the
empire?

Two brothers Harihar and Bukka laid the foundation of the Vijayanagara Empire in
the year 1336. Saint Vidyaranya inspired them to establish the empire.

kudirai chettis


VIJAYANAGARA

1-Write a note on the royal centre of the Vijayanagara Empire.

The royal centre was located in the south-western part of the settlement. It included
60 temples. According to historians the patronage of temples was important for rulers,
because they were trying to establish their authority through association with the
divinities housed in the shrines. Archaeologists have identified about thirty buildings
as palaces and with large structures meant for rituals.

Wednesday, November 16, 2011

What is political science


POLITICAL SCIENCE –OBJECTIVE TYPE  (sem 1 )
What is political science?.
Political Science is a social science discipline concerned with the study of the state, government and politics. Aristotle defined it as the study of the state.
 It deals extensively with the theory and practice of politics, and the analysis of political systems and political behavior. Political scientists "see themselves engaged in revealing the relationships underlying political events and conditions.
 And from these revelations they attempt to construct general principles about the way the world of politics works.
Political science intersects with other fields; including anthropology, national politics,economics, international relations,  psychology, sociology, history, law, and political theory.
Although it was codified in the 19th century, when all the social sciences were established, political science has ancient roots; indeed, it originated almost 2,500 years ago with the works of Plato and Aristotle.
1-Father of political science is Aristotle.
2-Aristotle said that “man is a social as well as political animal”..
3-To Aristotle “democracy is a form of polity.
4-Aristotle was the student of Plato.