What were the major teachings of Baba Guru Nanak?
The major teaching or learning of baba guru nanak that were given are as under:
- He emphasized the importance of the worship of one god.
- He insisted that caste creed or gender was irrelevant for attaining freeness.
- Guru nanak maainly promoted the idea of equality.
- He directed to the importance to right belief and worship, honest living and helping others.
What were the major beliefs and practices of the Sufis?
Why do you think many teachers rejected prevalent religious beliefs and practices?
For either the Virashaivas or the sants of Maharashtra, discuss their attitude towards caste.
What were the major ideas expressed by Kabir? How did he express these?
Describe the beliefs and practices of the Nathpanthis, Siddhas and Yogis.
The Buddha namghar
Shankaradeva worship of Vishnu
Nizamuddin Auliya questioned social differences
Nayanars Sufi saint
Alvars worship of Shiva
Why do you think ordinary people preserved the memory of Mirabai?
Fill in the blanks:
(a) Shankara was an advocate of ————-.
(b) Ramanuja was influenced by the —————.
(c) ————, ———— and ———— were advocates of Virashaivism.
(d) ———————— was an important centre of the Bhakti tradition in Maharashtra.
Who was considered a “foreigner” in the past?
Match the following:
Gurjara-Pratiharas Western Deccan
Rashtrakutas Bengal
Palas Gujarat and Rajasthan
Cholas Tamil Nadu
Which ruler first established his or her capital at Delhi?
Match the following:
mansab Marwar
Mongol governor
Sisodiya Rajput Uzbeg
Rathor Rajput Mewar
Nur Jahan rank
subadar Jahangir
How is the “trabeate” principle of architecture different from the “arcuate”?
Fill in the blanks:
(a) The Rajarajeshvara temple was built in ———.
(b) Ajmer is associated with the Sufi saint ————.
(c) Hampi was the capital of the ———— Empire.
(d) The Dutch established a settlement at ———— in Andhra Pradesh.
Match the following:
garh khel
tanda chaurasi
labourer caravan
clan Garha Katanga
Sib Singh Ahom state
Durgawati paik
Anantavarman Kerala
Jagannatha Bengal
Mahodayapuram Orissa
Lilatilakam Kangra
Mangalakavya Puri
Miniature Kerala
Match the following:
subadar a revenue farmer
faujdar a high noble
ijaradar provincial governor
misl Maratha peasant warriors
chauth a Mughal military commander
kunbis a band of Sikh warriors
umara tax levied by the Marathas
State whether true or false:
(a) We do not find inscriptions for the period after 700.
(b) The Marathas asserted their political importance during this period.
(c) Forest-dwellers were sometimes pushed out of their lands with the spread of agricultural settlements.
(d) Sultan Ghiyasuddin Balban controlled Assam, Manipur and Kashmir.
How was the administration of the Ahom state organised?
What were the policies adopted by Asaf Jah to strengthen his position?
What was the impact of the Mongol invasions on the Delhi Sultanate?
What was the language of administration under the Delhi Sultans?
What did the new dynasties do to gain acceptance?
How did the Rashtrakutas become powerful?
What were some of the major religious developments during this period?
What kinds of exchanges took place between nomadic pastoralists and settled agriculturists?
What are the elements of a Mughal chahar bagh garden?
How do historians divide the past into periods? Do they face any problems in doing so?