Class 7 Social Science - Our Past-2 (History) - Chapter The Making of Regional Cultures NCERT Solutions | Anantavarman       

What are the important architectural features of the temples of Bengal ?

Why did conquerors try to control the temple of Jagannatha at Puri?

Why were temples built in Bengal?

What is Manipravalam? Name a book written in that language.

Who were the major patrons of Kathak?

Why did minstrels proclaim the achievements of heroes?

Why do we know much more about the cultural practices of rulers than about those of ordinary people?

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

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

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 role did the Yamuna play in the layout of the new Mughal city at Shahjahanabad?

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.

How did the Mughal court suggest that everyone – the rich and the poor, the powerful and the weak – received justice equally from the emperor?

Match the following:

mansab                               Marwar
Mongol                                governor
Sisodiya Rajput                   Uzbeg
Rathor Rajput                     Mewar
Nur Jahan                           rank
subadar                             Jahangir

Why were the Delhi Sultans interested in cutting down forests? Does deforestation occur for the same reasons today?

In what ways was the history of the Gonds different from that of the Ahoms? Were there any similarities?

Why do you think ordinary people preserved the memory of Mirabai?

How important was the income from land revenue to the stability of the Mughal Empire?

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