What were the activities associated with Chola temples?
Chola temples often became the centre of settlements which grew around them.
- Temples were centers of craft production like making bronze images.
- Temples were also endowed with land by rulers as well as by others.
- They were not only places of worship but also were the hub of economic social and culture life as well.
How did the Rashtrakutas become powerful?
Who were the parties involved in the “tripartite struggle”?
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 the offices held by Sa‘adat Khan?
Why did the Nawabs of Awadh and Bengal try to do away with the jagirdari system?
Why did conquerors try to control the temple of Jagannatha at Puri?
Why do you think ordinary people preserved the memory of Mirabai?
Why did minstrels proclaim the achievements of heroes?
What were the steps taken to ensure that muqtis performed their duties? Why do you think they may have wanted to defy the orders of the Sultans?
What are the important architectural features of the temples of Bengal ?
Why do we know much more about the cultural practices of rulers than about those of ordinary people?
Why was it important for the Mughals to recruit mansabdars from diverse backgrounds and not just Turanis and Iranis?
In what ways was craft production in cities like Calcutta different from that in cities like Thanjavur?