Social Studies

SOCIAL STUDIES 1 Ch-1 New Kings and Kingdoms Fill in the blanks: (a) Existing kings often acknowledged the big landlords and warrior chiefs as _________________. (b) In the mid-eight century __________________, a Rashtrakuta chief overthrew his Chalukya overlord and performed a ritual called ____________. (c) The _______________ and ________________ were Brahmans who gave up their traditional professions and took to arms. (d) _______________ contains details that may not be literally true. (e) _______________ composed the Sanskrit poem containing the history of kings who ruled over Kashmir. (f) Brahmans were granted ______________ as a reward by the king. (g) Kannauj was situated in the _____________. (h) Much of the wealth Mahmud carried away was used to create a splendid city at _____________. (i) Mahmud of Ghazni extended control over parts of ________________ and _________________. (j) _________________ entrusted Al-Baruni with the work of writing an account of the sub-continent. (k) The best known chahamana ruler was ______________. (l) Mutlaraiyar were sub-ordinates to the Pallava kings of _____________. Vijayalaya built the town of _____________ and a temple for goddess ____________ there. (m) _____________ was considered as the most powerful Chola ruler. (n) The ____________ and the ______________ territories to the south and north were made part of the cholaKingdoms. 2 (o) The big temples of _____________ and ____________ were built by ______________ and ___________________. (p) Temples were the hub of _____________, _______________, _____________ as well. (q) _____________ are considered amongst the finest in the world. (r) _____________ branches off into several small channels before emptying into the _________. (s) Water from the ____________ also provides the necessary moisture for _____________, particularly the ______________. (t) Associations of traders known as _____________ occasionally performed administrative functions in towns. (u) Rich peasants of the _______________ exercised considerable control over the affairs of the ___________ under the supervision of the central chola government. (w)A large number of ___________ emerged in the kaveri valley as in other parts of south India. (x)Inscriptions from _____________ district, Tamil Nadu provide details of the way in which Sabha was organized. 2. Name the following – (a) The founder of the Rashtrakuta dynasty. (b) The parties in tripartite struggle. (c) The great lord of a circle or region. (d) The golden womb. (e) Overlord of kings. (f) Lord of the three worlds. (g) An Arabic term meaning ruler. (h) Arabic work by Al-Baruni, (i) Regions controlled by Chauhan’s. (j) Prithviraj III defeated by. (k) The rulers who opposed chahamanas when they attempted to expand their control to the west and the east. (l) Son of the most powerful chola ruler. (m) The sources used by kalhana to compose his account. 3 (n) Mutlaraiyars were defeated by. (o) Nuclei of settlements. (p) Peasant serving three kings (q) Chief (r) Land grants received by Brahmans (s) Settlements of peasants (t) Functions performed by Nadu. 3. Match the following a) Raj raja 1 1. Afghan ruler b) Kadamba mayurasharman 2. Rajasthan c) Gurjara Pratihara Harichandra 3. Rashtrakutas d) Deccan 4. Prashasties e) Copper plates 5. Bengal f) Palas 6. Karnataka g) Muhammad Ghori 7. Influential families h) Danti Durga 8. administration i) Functionaries for collecting revenue 9. 985 j) Prashasti 10. Rashtrakutas k) Learned Brahmans 11. Valiant victorious warriors. 4. Define the followings: (a) Nadu (b) Muvendavelan (c) Prashasti 5. State whether true or false a. Very few dynasties emerged after the 7thcentury C.E. b. Dantidurga overthrew his Pallava overlord. c. Vijayalaya built the town of Gangaikondacholapuram. d. Chola temples often became the nuclei of settlement which grew around them. e. The village council and the nagaram performed several administrative functions including dispensing justice and collecting taxes. f. Most of the new rulers took an active interest in irrigation activities and planning. g. It was only from the 10th – 11th century that Tamil Nadu was opened for large scale cultivation. 4 h. Raj raja 1 reorganized the administration of the empire. i. Pandyan and Pallava territories were made part of Rashtrakuta kingdom. Ch. – 2 Delhi sultans Fill in the blanks 1. __________ became an important city only in 12th century. 2. _____________ first became the capital of a kingdom under the Tomara/Rajput’s who were defeated by _____________. 3. The transformation of Delhi as capital started with foundation of the ___________. 4. __________, _____________, and _____________ were various cities built by Delhi sultans in Delhi. 5. ___________ is the language of administration under the Delhi sultans. 6. Authors of Tawarikhs advised rulers on the need to preserve an ‘ideal’ social order based on __________ and ______________ . 7. Minhaj-i-siraj recognized that _________ was more able and qualified than all her brothers. 8. Rajiya was removed from throne in _______________. 9. Controlling garrison towns in _____________ and _____________ from Delhi was extremely difficult. 10. The early sultans preferred to govern their kingdoms with help of ____________. 11. Delhi’s authority was also challenged by _____________ from Afghanistan and by ___________. 12. The expansion occurred during the (reign) of ____________, ________________ and ______________. 13. _____________ and _______________ were established to protect trade routes and to promote regional trade. 14. During the campaigns [internal frontiers] forest were cleared in the _______________. 15. Military expeditions into southern India started during the reign of _____________ and culminated with ______________. 5 16. The Delhi sultans built ____________ in cities all over the subcontinent. 17. Rather than appointing _____________ and ____________ as governors the early Delhi sultans favoured Bandagan . 18. ____________ and ___________ continued to use Bandagan. 19. Authors of Persian tawarikh criticized the Delhi sultans for appointing the___________ to high officer. 20. The duty of the ____________ was to lead military campaigns and maintain law and order in their iqtas. 21. The harsh conditions of service were imposed on muqtis during the reigns of ___________ and ______________. 22. Under Alauddin Khalji the state brought ___________ and ____________ of land revenue under its control. 23. Ibn Batuta was a foreign traveller from ___________. 24. The Mongols under ___________ invaded transoxiana in northeast Iran in ______________. 25. ____________ constructed the new garrison town named siri. 26. _____________ transferred his capital from Delhi to Daulatabad/Deva giri. 27. Instead of controlling price, Md. Tughluq used _______________. 28. For the first time in the history of the sultanate __________ planned a campaign to capture ________________. 29. After Tughluq’s the ___________ and ___________ dynastic ruled from Delhi and Agra until 1526. 30. Sher Shah Suri started his career as the ___________ of a small territory for his uncle in ____________. 2. Name the following: 1. A place where a muslim prostrates in reference to Allah. 2. The most respected, learned male leader of congregational mosque. 3. They were loyal to their masters and patrons but not to their heirs. 4. Special slaves purchased for military services were known as _______________. 5. Coins minted in Delhi. 6. Military commanders appointed as governors of territories of various sizes were called. 7. Chronicler of Iltutmish. 6 8. Another name of jama Masjid. 9. In India, Mecca is to the _____________. 10. Tax on cultivation. 11. The one who maintained a large standing army and then gave up his plan 12. Akbar followed the administration model of 3. Match the followings: 1. internal frontiers (a)expedition to south India 2. external frontiers (b) type of tax 3. Kharaj (c) learned men poets, courtiersetc. 4. khutba (d) sermon 5. Authors of tawarikh (e)aimed at consolidating the hinterlands 4. Define the following a) Tarikh b) Birthright c) Gender distinctions d) Hinter land e) Garrison town f) Qibla g) Clients h) Kharaj 5. State whether true and false a) TomaraRajput’s were defeated by Turkish ruler b) Raziya became sultan in 1230. c) Imam delivers the sermon during the Friday Prayer. d) Gangetic plains were easily penetrated by Delhi Sultans. e) Maintaining a large standing army was a huge administrative challenge. 7 Ch. – 8 Devotional Paths to the divine Q1. Fill in the blanks: 1. The idea that all living things pass through countlesscycles of _______________ and ____________ performing good and bad deed became popular. 2. Social privileges came from birth in a _____________ and ________________ was subject of many learned texts. 3. According to teaching of _____________________ and ____________ it was possible to overcome social differences. 4. The idea of Bhakti is present in __________________. 5. ____________, ___________ and _____________ were supreme deities that came to be worshipped through elaborate rituals. 6. Local myths and legends became a part of the ______________. 7. The idea of bhakti was adopted by even _____________ and ___________________. 8. Besides ___________ or _______________ of the Alvarsand Nayanars were also composed. 9. _______________ was an advocate of Advaita. 10. Shankara considered the world around us to be an _____________ or _________________. 11. Ramanuj was born in ________________. 12. We noted the connection between _______________ and

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