BHIC-102 · June 2025 · English

IGNOU BHIC-102 June 2025 Previous Year Question Paper

SOCIAL FORMATIONS AND CULTURAL PATTERNS OF THE ANCIENT WORLD

Structured previous year question paper for BHIC-102, June 2025 session.

Max marks: 100 · Questions: 9 · Sections: 2

Verified: 22 Aug 2026

B. A. (HONOURS) HISTORY

(BAHTH)

Term-End Examination

June, 2025

BHIC-102 : SOCIAL FORMATION AND

CULTURAL PATTERNS OF THE ANCIENT

WORLD

Time : 3 Hours Maximum Marks : 100

Note: Attempt any five questions in about

400 words each. Attempt at least two

questions from each Section. All questions

carry equal marks.

Section—I

Q1.Discuss the stages of human evolution.

Q2.What impact did the coming of agriculture have on new forms of material culture?

Q3.Discuss kingship and the state in ancient Egypt.

Q4.Write short notes on any two of the following

(a) Anthropology

(b) Urbanism in Bronze Age

(c) Artistic expression in the upper Palaeolithic period

(d) Demographic hypothesis of Transition to Agriculture

Section—II

Q5.Discuss the social structures of Nomadic communities.

Q6.Give a _ brief account of Sassanian Administration.

Q7.Give a detailed account of the characteristic features of slavery in ancient Greece.

Q8.Write short notes on any two of the following

(a) Mongols

(b) Greek Philosophy

(c) Legacy of Shangs in China

(d) Emergence of iron (®) daa (Anthropology)

Q9.Welt ar (Greece) 4 Gam (slavery) Ft FSI