Class 7 Social Science - Our Past-2 (History) - Chapter Tribes, Nomads and Settled Comminities NCERT Solutions | Were the Banjaras important for the econ

What changes took place in varna-based society?

How was the administration of the Ahom state organised?

What kinds of exchanges took place between nomadic pastoralists and settled agriculturists?

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

Match the following:

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

State whether true or false:

(a) Tribal societies had rich oral traditions.

(b) There were no tribal communities in the north- western part of the subcontinent.

(c) The chaurasi in Gond states contained several cities.

(d) The Bhils lived in the north-eastern part of the subcontinent.

How did tribal societies change after being organised into a state?

Fill in the blanks:

(a) The new castes emerging within varnas were called ____________.
(b) _____________ were historical works written by the Ahoms.

(c) The ____________ mentions that Garha Katanga had 70,000 villages.
(d) As tribal states became bigger and stronger, they gave land grants to _________ and ________.

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.

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.

In what ways has the meaning of the term “Hindustan” changed over the centuries?

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

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

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

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

Anantavarman                            Kerala
Jagannatha                                Bengal
Mahodayapuram                       Orissa
Lilatilakam                                 Kangra
Mangalakavya                          Puri
Miniature                                  Kerala 

Why did minstrels proclaim the achievements of heroes?

What was the impact of the Mongol invasions on the Delhi Sultanate?

Do you think merchants and bankers today have the kind of influence they had in the eighteenth century?

How were the Sikhs organised in the eighteenth century?