Social Science : 2015 : CBSE : [Delhi] : Set I

The political and constitutional change that took place due to the French Revolution was the transfer of sovereignty from the monarchy to a body of French citizens.

The maritime silk route, with which Vietnam was linked, brought in goods, people and ideas to the region. Hence, it proved beneficial for Vietnam.

Rocks are made of natural, chemical substances called minerals. Some rocks contain only one mineral. For example, marble is made of the white mineral calcite.

King Gyanendra dissolved the popularly elected Parliament in February 2005.

The protest against water privatisation in Bolivia was led by the organisation FEDECOR.

If a single family controls political party, all top positions would go to inexperienced people. This is unfair to other members and bad for democracy.

Barter system implies a system of exchange where goods and services are directly exchanged for other goods and services without the use of money.

To protect domestic producers within the country from foreign competition.

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French Revolution introduced ideas of fatherland and citizen, notion of a united community, equal rights, constitution, new French tricolour as national flag, centralised administration, uniform laws and new uniform weights and measures system. The Estates-General became the National Assembly. Parisian French became the French national language.

The French declared their mission to liberate Europe from despotism. When news of these events reached rest of Europe, educated middle classes conducted activities and campaigns, preparing way for French armies, with nationalist ideas, into much of Western and Central Europe during 1790s.