QUES: Q: Over what did Britain have direct control?
A: The Crown controlled the Company's lands directly and had considerable indirect influence over the rest of India, which consisted of the Princely states ruled by local royal families.
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QUES: Q: How would the Empire style of France be characterized by comparison?
A: Mainly based on Imperial Roman styles, it originated in, and took its name from, the rule of Napoleon I in the First French Empire, where it was intended to idealize Napoleon's leadership and the French state.
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QUES: Q: What is England's oldest standing palace from the Tudor period?
A: Further out is, for example, the Tudor period Hampton Court Palace, England's oldest surviving Tudor palace, built by Cardinal Thomas Wolsey c.1515.
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ANS: yes

QUES: Q: In what arena was Kalinga a formidable power?
A: During the reign of Kharabela, the Chedi dynasty of Kalinga ascended to eminence and restored the lost power and glory of Kalinga, which had been subdued since the devastating war with Ashoka.
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no