Samacheer Kalvi 7th Social Science Term 1 History Solutions Chapter 1 Pdf
Tamilnadu Board Samacheer Kalvi 7th Social Science Term 1 History Solutions Chapter 1: Tamilnadu State Board Solution Class 7 Social Science Term 1 History Chapter 1 – Sources of Medieval India.
Samacheer Kalvi 7th Social Science History Solutions Chapter 1: Overview
Board |
Samacheer Kalvi |
Class |
7 |
Subject |
Social Science History |
Term |
1 |
Chapter Name |
Sources of Medieval India |
Unit 1: Sources of medieval India
Multiple choice questions: (marks:1)
1.) Muhammad ghori had stampped the figure of which goddess on his gold coins:
A.) Goddess laxmi
B.) Goddess Durga
C.) Goddess Saraswati
Ans: Goddess laxmi.
2.) What does ‘ tabakat’ means:
A.) Autobiography
B.) Generations or centuries
C.) History
Ans: autobiography.
3.) Persian word ‘tuzk’ means:
A.) History
B.) Century or generations
C.) Autobiography
Ans: autobiography.
4.) ‘ tarikh’ or ‘ tahqeeq’ means:
A.) History
B.) Autobiography
C.) Generations or centuries
Ans: history.
5.) ‘babur nama’ was written by:
A.) Emperor Babur
B.) Abul Fazal
C.) Jahangir
Ans: Emperor Babur.
Answer the following questions: (marks:1)
1.) What is known as the early mediaeval period?
Ans: The period from A.D. (CE) 700 to 1200 is known as the early mediaeval period.
2.) What is known as the later mediaeval period?
Ans: The period from A.D. (CE) 1200 to 1700 is known as the later mediaeval period.
3.) What do you mean by sources?
Ans: sources are the supporting materials, documents or records in the form of evidence that help to reconstruct the past.
4.) What are the types of sources?
Ans: There are mainly 2 types of sources: primary source and secondary source.
5.) ‘ain-i-akbari’ and ‘ akbarnama ‘ were written by whom?
Ans: Abul Fazal.
6.) What was the name of Jahangir’s memoir?
Ans: The name of Jahangir’s memoir is ‘tuzuk-i- jahangiri’.
7.) What is a travelogue?
Ans: A travelogue is a book or illustrated account of the places visited and experiences encountered by a traveller.
Answer the following questions: (marks:2 /3)
1.) What are the sources? What are the types of sources? (1+2)
Ans: sources are the supporting materials, documents or records in the form of evidence that help to reconstruct the past. There are mainly 2 types of sources present. Such as:
Primary Sources: Inscriptions, monuments and coins, and the information available in them.
Secondary Sources: Literary works, chronicles, travelogues, biographies and autobiographies.
2.) Who is Al beruni?
Ans: Al-Beruni accompanied Mahmud of Ghazni in one of his campaigns, and stayed inIndia for 10 years. The most accurate account of Mahmud’s Somnath expedition is that of Alberuni. As learned man and a scholar, he travelled all over India trying to understand India and her people. He learnt Sanskrit and studied the philosophy of India. In his book Tahqiq-i-Hind, Alberuni discussed the Indian conditions, systems of knowledge, social norms and religion.
3.) What do you know about Ibn battuta?
Ans: Ibn Battuta, an Arab-born Morocco scholar, travelled from Morocco right across North Africa to Egypt and then to Central Asia and India. His travelogue contains rich details about the people and the countries he visited. According to him, Egypt was rich then, because the whole of the Indian trade with the West passed through it. Ibn Battuta tells us of caste in India and the practice of sati. We learn from him that Indian merchants were carrying on a brisk trade in foreign ports and Indian ships in the seas. He describes the city of Delhi as a vast and magnificent city. Those were the days when Sultan Muhammad bin Tughluq transferred his capital from Delhi to Devagiri in the south, converting this city into a desert.
Answer the following questions:
1.) What are the sources? Explain about different sources. (1+4)
Ans: sources are the supporting materials, documents or records in the form of evidence that nhelp to reconstruct the past.
There are mainly 2 types of sources:
Primary sources:
- Inscriptions: inscriptions are writings engraved on solid surfaces such as rocks,stones, temple walls and metals. Such as rock inscriptions, stone inscriptions etc.
- Monuments: Temples,palaces,mosques, tombs, forts, minars and minarets are called by the collective name monuments. Such as,The medieval Khajuraho monuments and temples in Konark, Quwwat-ul Islam Masjid, Moth-ki-Masjid, Jama Masjid, Fatehpur Sikri Dargah and Charminar.
- Coins: Ancient coins gave us Information about the ancient times.The composition of metals in the coins gives us information on the economic condition of the empire. Mention of the king’s achievements like military conquests, territorial expansion, trade links and religious faith can also be found in the coins.
Secondary source:
- Religious literature: Religious literature gives us information about ancient kings and their kingdoms,their customs and traditions,beliefs, social system, education etc.
- Secular literature: secular literature also gives us information about ancientIndia.
- Biography and autobiography: Biography is the life history or life story of a person written by some other person. Such as, ‘akbar nama’, the biography of king Akbar was written by Abul Fazal. Autobiography is the life history of a person written by himself or herself. Such as, ‘babur nama’ , the autobiography of emperor Babur was written by Babur himself.
- Travellers and travelogue: In ancient time many travellers from different countriesvisited India and travelogue is a book or illustrated account of the places visited and experiences encountered by a traveller. In the travelogue Tahquiq-i-Hind, Alberuni discussed the Indian conditions, systems of knowledge, social norms and religion.
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