Class 7 Social Science - Our Past-2 (History) - Chapter New Kings and Kingdoms NCERT Solutions | Who were the parties involved in the &ld

How did the Rashtrakutas become powerful?

What were the activities associated with Chola temples?

What did the new dynasties do to gain acceptance?

What kind of irrigation works were developed in the Tamil region?

What were the qualifications necessary to become a member of a committee of the sabha in the Chola empire?

Match the following:

Gurjara-Pratiharas                   Western Deccan
Rashtrakutas                               Bengal
Palas                                 Gujarat and Rajasthan
Cholas                                      Tamil Nadu

What were the two major cities under the control of the Chahamanas?

Who was considered a “foreigner” in the past?

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

The Buddha                               namghar
Shankaradeva                          worship of Vishnu
Nizamuddin Auliya                    questioned social differences
Nayanars                                  Sufi saint
Alvars                                       worship of Shiva

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.

What were some of the major religious developments during this period?

How is the “trabeate” principle of architecture different from the “arcuate”?

Fill in the blanks:
(a) Aurangzeb fought a protracted war in the ____________________.
(b) Umara and jagirdars constituted powerful sections of the Mughal __________________.
(c) Asaf Jah founded the Hyderabad state in _____________________.
(d) The founder of the Awadh state was ______________________.

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.

Which ruler first established his or her capital at Delhi?

Match the following:

garh                                             khel
tanda                                           chaurasi
labourer                                       caravan
clan Garha                                   Katanga
Sib Singh                                     Ahom state
Durgawati                                    paik

For either the Virashaivas or the sants of Maharashtra, discuss their attitude towards caste.

How important were craftspersons for the building and maintenance of temples?

What were the central provinces under the control of the Mughals?

From which country did Ibn Battuta travel to India?