What is Manipravalam? Name a book written in that language.
Manipravalam defines as diamonds and corals which refers to the two languages named, Sanskrit and the regional language of kerala. A book dealing with the grammar and poetics lilatilakam was written in manipravalam language.
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?
Who were the major patrons of Kathak?
Why did minstrels proclaim the achievements of heroes?
Anantavarman Kerala
Jagannatha Bengal
Mahodayapuram Orissa
Lilatilakam Kangra
Mangalakavya Puri
Miniature Kerala
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 did the new dynasties do to gain acceptance?
What were some of the major religious developments during this period?
In whose reign did the Sultanate reach its farthest extent?
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.
What was the language of administration under the Delhi Sultans?
Were the Banjaras important for the economy?
Who was considered a “foreigner” in the past?
How did a temple communicate the importance of a king?
List some of the technological changes associated with this period.
Who were the parties involved in the “tripartite struggle”?