Who were the major patrons of Kathak?
Major partons of kathak were the mughal emperors who were the nawabs of lucknow, mainly of wajid ali shah.
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.
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 were the central provinces under the control of the Mughals?
What were the offices held by Sa‘adat Khan?
Why did the Marathas want to expand beyond the Deccan?
Why did people from distant lands visit Surat?
What were the major teachings of Baba Guru Nanak?
How do historians divide the past into periods? Do they face any problems in doing so?
What are the difficulties historians face in using manuscripts?
What does the term pan-regional empire mean?
How were the affairs of jatis regulated?
In what ways has the meaning of the term “Hindustan” changed over the centuries?