Description : During the Renaissance (14th to 17th century) Europe saw a rise in sea navigation and exploration to North and South America. How did this exploration affect Europe's trade market with Africa?
Last Answer : It made Europe increasingly dependent on Africa for trade.
Description : Where is the ship's anchor located on a 16th or early 17th century vessel?
Last Answer : From what I know about sailboats, it would have to be fore so the boat can drift backward and “set” the anchor.
Description : What, in the 16th and 17th century, was a pavana?
Last Answer : A dance
Description : The fact that the spectrum of any element contains wavelengths that exhibit definite regularities was ` utilized in the second half of the _______in identifying different elements. a) 16th century b) 17th century c) 18th century d) 19th century
Last Answer : d) 19th century
Description : During which reign was Buddhism split up' into the Hinayana and Mahayana sects at the Buddhist Council? -Do You Know?
Last Answer : Buddhism split up into the Hinayana and Mahayana sects at the Buddhist council held during the reign of Kanishka in AD 72.
Description : During which reign was Buddhism split up’ into the Hinayana and Mahayana sects at the Buddhist Council?
Last Answer : Kanishka
Description : Who was well-known patron of the Mahayana of Buddhism? -General Knowledge
Last Answer : The answer is 'Kanishka'
Last Answer : 1. Buddha was by that time considered as one of the incarnations of Vishnu and thus became a part of Vaishnavism. 2. The invading tribes from Central Asia till the time of last Gupta king adopted Hinduism and persecuted Buddhists.
Description : What is the difference between Mahayana and Hinayana Buddhism?
Last Answer : This is a short answer to your question. But much more detail is available online. At one time there were 3 great traditions in Buddhism. These were Mahayana, Theravada, and Hinayana. Two traditions ... Council after The Buddha's death. This council was held to remove some heretical beliefs and wr
Description : Who was well-known patron of the Mahayana of Buddhism?
Description : Which one of the following is not a sect of Buddhism? (SSC CGL 1st Sit. 2013) (a) Mahayana (b) Hinayana (c) Digambar (d) Theravad
Last Answer : (c) Digambar
Description : 1. There is no net transfer of energy by the particles of the medium in which waves? 2. Jaspal Rana is a distinguished athlete in which game? 3. Which provides the largest part of the ... having the same rainfall called? 20. Which Gupta king is famous for his courageous stand against the Hunas?
Last Answer : Answer : 1. Stationary waves 2. Shooting 3. Corporate businesses 4. 400 km 5. Kanishka 6. Turtle 7. President 8. Smelting 9. Pamir Plateau 10. Ilango 11. Chess 12. One 13. European 14. ... Tamil 16. In Parliament before being accepted 17. Battery 18. Internal borrowings 19. Isohyet 20. Skanda Gupta
Description : Kanishka ruled about AD 128-151, Buddhism flourished and thousands of monasteries and stupas were built in the Peshawar Plains and nearby: A. Swat B. Dir C. Kohistan 54 D. Chitral
Last Answer : ANSWER: A
Description : What is the term for a period between the 14th and 17th centuries when Europeans rediscovered the art and technology of the ancient Greeks and Romans?
Last Answer : Renaissance.
Description : The World Day to Combat Desertification is observed every, year on : (1) 4th May (2) 17th June (3) 14th August (4) 3rd October
Last Answer : 17th June
Description : What, in the 16th and 17th centuries, was a ‘drunkard’s cloak’? -History
Last Answer : Drunkard's cloak' was a form of punishment used in the past for people who were perceived to have abused alcohol. It comprised of a barrel worn by the accused, which had a hole in the top for the head and sometimes two holes in the sides for the arms.
Description : During pregnancy, corpus luteum, having secreted increasing quantities of progesterone that helps build up endometrium of the uterus, suddenly declines in functioning in the (a) 14th week (b) 16th week (c) 11th week (d) 12th week
Last Answer : Ans:(d)
Description : Who developed a mechanical device in the 17th century that could add, subtract, multiple, divide and find square roots? A) Napier B) Babbage C) Pascal D) Leibniz
Last Answer : Answer : D
Description : Who developed a mechanical device in the 17th century that could add, subtract, multiple, divide and find square roots? a. Napier b. Babbage c. Pascal d. Leibniz
Last Answer : d. Leibniz
Description : OIC emergency summit against Trump’s statement about Jerusalem called by Turkeys President Recep Tayyab Eurdogans was held on : (a) 10th December, 2017 (b) 13th December, 2017 (c) 17th December, 2017 (d) None of These
Last Answer : (b) 13th December, 2017
Description : Should you avoid getting a hotel room on the 14th floor of a building that has no 13th floor, because technically, you are still 13 floors above street level?
Last Answer : answer:And what if you’re in Europe, where they label the ground floor G, the second floor 1, etc. Do you avoid the 12th floor because it’s really the thirteenth? Or the so-called thirteenth floor because it’s labeled “13”? Oh, the challenges of our modern lives.
Description : Which was the crop during the 13th and 14th Centuries A -General Knowledge
Last Answer : The answer is 'Maize'
Description : Which was the crop during the 13th and 14th Centuries A.D. the Indian peasants did not cultivate? -General Knowledge
Last Answer : answer:
Description : Why were the 13th 14th and 15th amendments passed by Congress?
Last Answer : Need answer
Description : The Lok Sabha which was elected in 2004 is – (1) the 12th Lok Sabha (2) the 13th Lok Sabha (3) the 14th Lok Sabha (4) the 11th Lok Sabha
Last Answer : (3) the 14th Lok Sabha Explanation: The 14th Lok Sabha (17 May, 2004 - 18 May, 2009) was convened after the Indian general election, 2004 held in four phases during 20 April - 10 May 2004, which led to the formation of First Manmohan Singh Cabinet (2004---2009).
Description : Which was the crop during the 13th and 14th Centuries A.D. the Indian peasants did not cultivate?
Last Answer : Maize
Description : What memories of your birth did your parents pass onto you that have lingered?
Last Answer : answer:My mother and father made a leisurely late-morning trip to the hospital. By the time of their arrival, my mother says she remembered being wheeled into the delivery room fully clothed, with her ... An uneventful delivery, however, except for the date Dec. 31. I was also a lunchtime arrival.
Last Answer : Bangladesh is a country of mixed economy and social system
Description : Under whose control was Bombay in the 17th century ? Why the control of island passed into the British hands? -SST 10th
Last Answer : (i) In the seventeenth century. Bombay (Mumbai) was a group of seven islands under the Portuguese control. In 1661. the control of the islands passed into the British hands after the marriage of Britain's ... . (b) The city did not grow according to a plan, whereas London grew according to a plan.
Description : The land bridge that once connected Alaska to Siberia and facilitated the first migrations across Asia into North America is named after which 17th century Dane?
Last Answer : Vitus Bering.
Description : A man was found dead next to a 13 story building. The police say it was a suicide, but you say it was a homicide (someone killed him). To prove this, you go to each floor on the building, open ... 13th floor, open the window, and toss a penny out. How does this prove it wasn't a suicide? -Riddles
Last Answer : If the man committed suicide, he would've left the window open and you wouldn't have had to open it.
Description : Delaware, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Georgia, Connecticut, Massachusetts Bay, Maryland, South Carolina, New Hampshire, Virginia, North Carolina, Rhode Island, and Providence Plantations were the 12 colonies under the United Kingdom until 1776 along with the number 13th-
Last Answer : New York
Description : 1. In which years did the Right to Information Act come into force? 2. The electron emitted in beta radiation originates from where? 3. The name of Geoff Bycott is associated with which game? ... of the day during summer? 20. Which Mughal emperor is credited with the composition of Hindi songs?
Last Answer : Answer : 1 1. 2005 2. Inner orbits of atoms 3. Cricket 4. 23 hrs 56 minutes 4.09 see 5. Tejapala 6. D. W. Eisenhower 7. Inner part of ear 8. V.V. Giri 9. Argon 10. Amir Khusrau 11. R ... low pressure 15. Tomb of Sikandar Lodi 16. 38 ATP 17. In the Supreme Court 18. Cathode 19. Norway 20. Jahangir
Description : There were no 'nation - state' during mid eighteenth century Europe as we know them today . Elaborate -SST 10th
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Description : name and explain any ten plants introduced in india after the 17th century.
Last Answer : Need Answer
Description : Under whose control was Bombay in the 17th century ? -SST 10th
Last Answer : In the seventeenth century. Bombay was a group of seven islands under Portuguese control In 1661 control of the islands passed into British hands after the marriage of Britain’s King Charles II to the Portuguese princess.
Description : Mention some of the innovations which have improved the printing technology after the 17th century. -SST 10th
Last Answer : Invention which improved the printing technology after 17th century are listed below : (i) Metal Press : In the 19th century, there were a series of innovations in the ... introduced. The accumulation of several individual mechanical improvements transformed the appearance of the printed texts.
Description : ‘By the 17th century, as urban culture Ans. bloomed in China, the uses of print diversified.’ -SST 10th
Last Answer : (i) With the blooming of urban culture, the uses of print diversified. Print was no longer used just by scholar-officials. (ii) Merchants also started using print in their everyday ... and plays. Wives of scholar-officials published their works, and courtesans started writing about their lives.
Description : How did the uses of print diversify in China by the 17th century? Explain. -SST 10th
Last Answer : By 17th century, urban culture bloomed in China and use of print diversified. (i) Print was no longer used just by scholars and officials. (ii) Merchants used print in their everyday ... their poetry and plays. Lives of scholar officials published their works and courtesans wrote about their lives.
Description : Describe any five uses of print culture in the 17th century China. -SST 10th
Last Answer : (i) By the 17th century, as urban culture bloomed in China, the uses of print diversified. (ii) Print was no longer used just by scholar-officials. (iii) Merchants used print in ... poetry and plays. (vi) Wives of scholar-officials published their works and courtsmen wrote about their lives.
Description : Q.1. Give two examples of different types of global exchanges which took place before the 17th century, choosing one example from Asia, and one from America. -History
Last Answer : Asia: The silk routes are a good example of vibrant pre-modern trade before the 17th century. The historians have identified several silk routes, overland and by sea, linking Asia with Europe ... El Dorado, the fabled city of gold. Thus there were global exchanges before the seventeenth century.
Description : What was one major effect of the Mughal empires trade policies in the 17th century?
Last Answer : Mughal leaders began to surrender control of their economy to European powers.
Description : What did apothecaries use to make many of the madications in the 17th century?
Last Answer : Feel Free to Answer
Description : France was rich and powerful nation in the 17th century. How did the artists of the time react to this historical context?
Last Answer : They painted colorful landscapes and scenes of a happy lower class. (APEX)
Description : When did Europeans sleep in the 17th century?
Last Answer : at night
Description : Ice-cream was first produced in which country in the 17th century?
Last Answer : Italy
Description : Which of the following statements are correct? I. In the beginning Bombay was under the Portuguese control. II. Control of Bombay passed onto the French in the 17th century. III. The Marathas replaced the French in Bombay. IV. Bombay ... , II and IV (2) I and IV (3) I, II and III (4) II, III and IV
Last Answer : (2) I and IV