NCERT Class 7 social studies History Our Past 2 Second Chapter NEW KINGS AND KINGDOMS Exercise Question Solution.

NCERT Class 7 social studies History Our Past 2 Second Chapter NEW KINGS AND KINGDOMS Exercise Question Solution.

1) Match the following

Answer: Gurjara-Pratiharas……..Gujarat and Rajasthan

Rashtrakutas……………..Western Deccan

Palas………………………Bengal

Cholas……………………Tamil Nadu

2) The parties involved in the tripartite struggle were Gurjar-Pratihara, Rashtrakuta and pala dynasties.

3) All those who wish to become members of the sabha should be

owners of land from which land revenue is collected.

They should have their own homes.They should be between 35 and 70 years of age.They should have knowledge of the Vedas.They should be well-versed in administrative matters and honest. If anyone has been a member of any committee in the last three years, he cannot become a member of another committee. Anyone who has not submitted his accounts, and those of his Relatives , cannot contest the elections.

4) The two major cities under control of the chahamanas were Delhi and Ajmer.

5) Rashtrakutas become powerful in seventh century that the kings acknowledge the big landlords as their subordinates or samantas. The samantas were expected to bring gifts and provide military support to their kings. They decleared themselves to be mahasamantas, maha- mandeleshvaraand  and so on.In the mid-eight century, Dantidurga, rashtrakuta chief, performed a ritual hiranya-grabha and overthrew the chalukya overlord.

6)The new dynasties to gain the mainly power and wealth. Then they declared themselves to be maha-samantas. Their activities were recorded in Phashatis. They tried to demonstrate their power and resources by building large temples.

7) In fifth or sixth century in tamil region was opened up for large-scale cultivation. Forestshad to be cleared in some regions; land hadto be levelled in other areas. In the delta region embankments had to be built to prevent flooding and canals had to be constructed to carry water to the fields. In many areas two crops were grown in a year.

8) Chola temples often became the nuclei of settlements which grew around them. These were centres of craft production. Temples were also endowed with land by rulers as well as by others. The produce of this land went into maintaining all the specialists who worked at the temple and very often lived near it – priests,

garland makers, cooks, sweepers, musicians,dancers, etc. In other words, temples were not only places of worship; they were the hub of economic, social and cultural life as well.

 

 

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