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.

Saturday, November 12, 2011

Otto I the Great


Otto I the Great 
Otto I the Great son of Henry I the Fowler and Matilda of Ringelheim, was Duke of Saxony, King of Germany, King of Italy, and "the first of the Germans to be called the emperor of Italy" according to Arnulf of Milan.
 While Charlemagne had been crowned Emperor in 800, his empire had been divided amongst his grandsons, and following the assassination of Berengar of Friuli in 924, the Imperial title had lain vacant for nearly forty years.
On 2 February 962, Otto was crowned Emperor of what later became the Holy Roman Empire.

Council of Clermont


Council of Clermont 
The Council of Clermont was a mixed synod of ecclesiastics and laymen of the Catholic Church, which was held from November 18 to November 28, 1095 at Clermont, France.
Pope Urban II's speech on November 27 was the starting point of the First Crusade.

Saint Joan of Arc


Saint Joan of Arc
Saint Joan of Arc, nicknamed "The Maid of Orléans" is considered a national heroine of France and a Catholic saint.
A peasant girl born in eastern France who claimed divine guidance, she led the French army to several important victories during the Hundred Years' War, which paved the way for the coronation of Charles VII.
 She was captured by the Burgundians, sold to the English, tried by an ecclesiastical court, and burned at the stake when she was 19 years old.

Battle of the Three Emperors


Battle of the Three Emperors
The Battle of Austerlitz, also known as the Battle of the Three Emperors, was one of Napoleon's greatest victories, where the French Empire effectively crushed the Third Coalition.
On 2 December 1805, a French army, commanded by Emperor Napoleon I, decisively defeated a Russo-Austrian army, commanded by Tsar Alexander I and Francis II of Holy Roman Empire, after nearly nine hours of difficult fighting.