Karnataka Board Class 8 History Chapter 11 The Rashtrakutas of Manyakheta and the Chalukya’s of Kalyana Solution Exercise Question and Answer
(I) Fill in the blanks:
(1) The founder of the Rashtrakuta dynasty was ________.
Ans: – Dantidurga
(2) The Chalukya king of Kalyana who was responsible for the defeat of the Rashtrakutas was _____.
Ans: – Tailapa II
(3) The author of ‘Kavirahasya’ is _______.
Ans: – Halayudh
(4) The famous poem written by Ponna is ________.
Ans: – Shanti – Purana
(5) The most famous king among the Kalyana Chalukyas was_______.
Ans: – Vikramaditya
(6) The person who can be called ‘The pioneer of the social revolution’ is ______
Ans: – Samuel
(II) Answer the following questions:
(2) Write about the educational system under the Rashtrakutas.
Ans: – During the rule of Rashtrakute, the education system flourished. The quality of the education system began to improve with the discovery of new texts. Agraharas and Mathas were the prominent educational centres in those days knowledge was imparted about Sanskrit, the Vedas, astrology, logic and the Puranas, Salotagi in Indi taluk of Bijapur Dist was one of the leading centres of learning.
(3) Write about the Ellora temple.
Ans: – Ellora temple was one of the great contribution of Rastrakuta. Ellora is a cave temple. The Kailashnath temple at Ellora built by. Krishna I is a monolithic wonder. This temple has been carved from a rock 100 feet high, 276 ft long and 154 ft wide. The industrial diversity still amazes us today. It is one of best sculpture of Rashtrakuta Reign.
(4) How did the Kalyan Chalukyas encourage literature?
Ans: – Literature received encouragement during the period of the Chulukyas, Kannada literature prospered with the support of Jain scholars. The notable works of this period are ‘Gadayuddha’ written by Ranna. ‘Panchatantra’ written by Durgasimha ‘Vikramankaduacharita composed by Bilhana, ‘Dhramamruta composed by Naryasona. The unique contribution of the Chalukyan period has been the Vachana literature. Akkamaha devi Allamaprabhu, Machayya and others were leading vachanakanas. They were the lovers of literature.