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Class – 7
Chapter 1
Introduction: Traccing Changes Through A Thousand Years
F.M. 30
Section -A
Q1. Write True or False: (1X5=5)
i.) Al -Idrisi was a cartographer.
ii.) Historical records exist in various of languages.
iii.) Minhaj -i- Siraj was a Persian chronicler.
iv.) Scribes are people who copy manuscripts.
v.) Jatis coined their own rules for members.
Q2. Multiple Choice Questions: – (1X4=4)
i.) The fourteenth century chronicler Ziyauddin Barani wrote his first chronicle in
a.) 1256 b. 1356 c.1456 d.1656
ii.) A place where documents and manuscripts are stored is called
a.) library b. monastery c. archive d. museum
iii.) Cartographer is a person who makes
a.) inscriptions b. maps c. manuscripts d. picture
iv.) The Mughal empire declined in
a.) 19th century b 20th century c. 18th century d. 14th century
Section – B
Q3.) Very Short Answer Type Questions: – (1X7=7)
i.) What did Babur mean by the term “Hindustan”?
ii.) What are the two styles of writing in Persian and Arabian language?
iii.) Who were the ‘Rajputs’?
iv.) What is the meaning of the term ‘Jatis’?
v.) Who was Amir Khusrau?
vi.) What do you understand by patrons?
vii.) Which book is regarded as holy book by the Muslims?
Section -C
Q4. Short Answer Type Questions: – (2X3=6)
i.) Who was referred as the ‘foreigners ‘in the medieval period?
ii.) Which different religions developed during this period?
iii.) What was the function of the scribes?
Section: D
Q5 Long Answer Type Questions: – (2X2=4)
i.) How paper was a useful invention for the historians?
ii.) What type of developments took place between 700 and 1750?
Section: E
Q 6. Read the passage and answer the given questions: – (1X4=4)
In the middle of the nineteenth century, British historians divided the history of India into three periods: “Hindu”, “Muslim” and “British”. This division was based on the idea that the religion of rulers was the only important historical change, and that there were no other significant developments – in the economy, society or culture. Such a division also ignored the rich diversity of the subcontinent. Few historians follow this periodisation today. Most look to economic and social factors to characterise the major elements of different moments of the past. The histories you read included a wide range of early societies – hunter-gatherers, early farmers, people living in towns and villages, and early empires and kingdoms. The histories you will be studying are often described as “medieval”. You will find out more about the spread of peasant societies, the rise of regional and imperial state formations – sometimes at the cost of pastoral and forest people – the development of Hinduism and Islam as major religions and the arrival of European trading companies.
i.) When did the British historians divided the history of India into three periods?
ii.) What were these periods?
iii.) What was the disadvantages of this type of divisions?
iv.) Do we find this division followed by the modern historians?
Answers
Section -A
Q1. Write True or False:
i.) False
ii.) True
iii.) True
iv.) True
v.) true
Q2. Multiple Choice Questions: –
i.) b. 1356
ii.) c. archive
iii.) b. maps
iv.) c.18th century
Section – B
Q3. Very Short Answer Type Questions: –
i.) “Hindustan” as coined by Babur meant the flora, the land, the geography and the culture of the people of the land.
ii.) The two different styles were the’ nastaliq’, cursive and easy to read and the ‘shikaste’ denser and more difficult.
iii.) The word ‘Rajput’ comes from the word the ‘Rajaputra’ meaning the son of the ruler. They were very rich and powerful group of people.
iv.) ‘Jatis’ is a term that is used to name the different groups of people who were divided initially on the basis of their power and occupations.
v.) Amir Khusrau was an Indian Sufi singer, poet musician and scholar living in India during the rule of Delhi Sultanate.
vi.) ‘Patrons’ were rich and powerful men belonging to important families who supported other people like artists, craftsmen and their artworks.
vii.)’ The Quran is regarded as the holy book by the Muslims.
Section -C
Q4. Short Answer Type Questions: –
i.) During the medieval time, any person who was not an original inhabitant of a particular area or did not follow same culture and profession was called a ‘foreigner’. The word ‘pardesi’ was used to identify them. People who lived in villages called people from cities as ‘pardesi’ as their culture, profession and livelihood were different from those of people living in the cities.
ii.) The period also witnessed religious developments like changes in Hindu religion, emergence of ‘Bhakti’ a new form of idea where priests and rituals were not any more important. New religions like Islam also travelled to India with the merchants and migrants.
iii.) The scribes were the people who copied manuscript The printing press was not available during that period, thus the scribes made copies of different manuscripts. The scribes were appointed by the wealthy men, or rulers to save records of old manuscripts. The scribes while copying sometimes added words or sentences different from the original manuscripts.
Section: D
Q5 Long Answer Type Questions: –
i.) The period from 700 to 1700 C.E. was a period when use of paper became common as paper was cheap and easily available, people started using paper to write holy texts, chronicles of rulers, letters, official records, teachings of saints etc. The records on the paper were more useful to the historians as these records provided more accurate information of the period. The documents were in more intact condition than inscriptions, coins etc and helped the historians understand the social and cultural conditions of the period they recorded.
ii.) Various developments started to take place during the period of 700 and 1750.There was advent of new technologies which were helpful for the people. Developments like Persian wheel in irrigation. Different types of new food and drinks like potatoes, chilies, tea, coffee travelled with people who travelled from one region to another. The subcontinent of India was filled with wealth and opportunities and different groups of people travelled to this continent for building their fortune. The period also witnessed more developments of agriculture, cleaning of forests, change in the environment and living patterns of the people. The society became more complex.
Section: E
Q 6. Read the passage and answer the given questions: –
i.) The British historians divided the history in the three distinctive period in the middle of nineteenth century.
ii.) The three periods were divided on the basis of religion of the rulers which were mainly ‘Hindus’’ Muslims’ and ‘British’.
iii.) The most important disadvantage was that the British historians did not consider any other factor except religion of the rulers. They did not record any economic, social and cultural developments that occurred during this period.
iv.) The modern historians do not follow this division but bring into records all the changes that took place in the course of development. They study all economic, social, political events that took place in a period and then frame their views.