NCERT Class 7 social studies History Our Past II Nineth Chapter THE MAKING OF REGIONAL CULTURES Exercise Question Solution.

NCERT Class 7 social studies History Our Past II Nineth Chapter THE MAKING OF REGIONAL CULTURES Exercise Question Solution.

1) Match the following :

Anantavarnam——–Orissa.

Jagannatha————– Kangra.

Mahodayapuram——- Kerala

Lilatilakam—————- Kerala

Mangalakavya———– Bengal.

Miniature—————— Kangra.

2) Maftipravalam is a language. The name of a book written in this language is Lilatilakam.

3) The Mughals were the major patrons of kathak.

4) The impotant architectural features of the temples of Bengal are given below :

The temples of Bengal began to copy the double-roofed structure of the thatched huts. Temples were usually built on a square platform. The interior was relatively plain but the outer walls of many temples were decorated with paintings, ornamentals tiles or terracotta tablets.

5) Minstrels used to recite poems and songs which depicted the stories of the ‘Rajputs’ heroic deeds.  By reciting such poems and songs these minstrels inspired others to follow to follow the examples of Rajputs.

6) The cultural practices of rulers are carefully preserved in palaces for centuries. Ordinary men and women also painted on pots, walls, floors, cloth.

7) The temple of jagannatha at Puri got importance in pilgrims. Authority in social and political matters also increased.

8) Bengal also witnessed a temple-building spree from the late fifteenth century, which culminated in the nineteenth century. We have seen  that temples and other religious structures were often built by individuals or groups who were becoming powerful – to both demonstrate their power and proclaim their piety. Many of the modest brick and terracotta temples in Bengal were built with the support of several “low” social groups, such as the Kolu (oil pressers) and the Kansari (bell metal workers). The coming of the European trading companies created new economic opportunities; many families belonging to these social groups availed of these. As their social and economic position improved, they proclaimed their status through the construction of temples. When local deities, once worshipped in thatched huts in villages, gained the recognition of the Brahmanas, their images began to be housed in temples. The temples began to copy the double-roofed (dochala) or four-roofed (chauchala) structure of the thatched huts. (Remember the “Bangla dome” in This led to the evolution of the typical Bengali style in temple architecture.

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