V. Answer all questions given under each heading<\/span><\/p>\nQuestion 1.
\nNorth India – The Advent of Islam
\n(a) Who established Muslim rule in Delhi?
\nAnswer:
\nMuslim rule was established in Delhi at the end of the 12th century by Muhammad Ghori.<\/p>\n
(b) When was the impact of Muslim rule felt?
\nAnswer:
\nThe impact of Muslim rule was felt during the reign of Alauddin Khalji.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
(c) Who was Alauddin Khalji\u2019s commander?
\nAnswer:
\nAlauddin Khalji\u2019s slave and the commander were Malik Kafur.<\/p>\n
(d) Where was a Sultanate established in the South?
\nAnswer:
\nA Sultanate was established in Madurai.<\/p>\n
Question 2.
\nBahmani Kingdom
\n(a) Who set up the Bahmani Sultanate?
\nAnswer:
\nAla-ud-din Bahman Shah set up the Bahmani Sultanate in 1347 A.D.<\/p>\n
(b) Who was Mahmud Gawan?
\nAnswer:
\nMahmud Gawan was a great statesman and loyal minister of the Bahmani kingdom<\/p>\n
(c) Name the five Sultanates in the Deccan.
\nAnswer:
\nBijapur, Golkonda, Ahmednagar, Berar, and Bidar were the five Sultanates in the Deccan.<\/p>\n
(d) Who conquered them?
\nAnswer:
\nThe Deccan Sultanates were conquered by Aurangzeb in the 1660s and the entire region, as far south as Madras (Chennai) became a part of the Mughal empire.<\/p>\n
Question 3.
\nThe Chola Empire in the South
\n(a) By whom was territorial expansion done under Cholas?
\nAnswer:
\nThe territorial expansion of the Chola empire began under Rajaraja I.<\/p>\n
(b) Where did Rajendra I send naval expeditions?
\nAnswer:
\nRajendra I sent naval expeditions against the Sailendra Kingdom of Sri Vijaya (in Indonesia), Kadaram (Kedah), and Ceylon.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
(c) With whom did the Cholas have maritime trade?
\nAnswer:
\nMaritime trade with south-east Asia and China expanded greatly during the Chola period.<\/p>\n
(d) How was the empire further consolidated?
\nAnswer:
\nThe empire was further consolidated through marriage with the eastern Chalukyas under Rajendra\u2019s grandson Kulottunga I, and extended up to the border of Orissa.<\/p>\n
Question 4.
\nVijayanagar Kingdom<\/p>\n
(a) Who established the Vijayanagar Kingdom?
\nAnswer:
\nThe Vijayanagar kingdom was established by Harihara and Bukka, two brothers.<\/p>\n
(b) Where did they have their capital?
\nAnswer:
\nThey founded a new capital city on the southern banks of Tungabhadra which they named Vijayanagara (city of victory).<\/p>\n
(c) Which dynasty followed the Sangama dynasty?
\nAnswer:
\nSaluva dynasty followed the Sangama dynasty.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
(d) Mention the ablest ruler of the Tuluva dynasty?
\nAnswer:
\nThe ablest ruler of the Tuluva dynasty was Krishnadeva Raya.<\/p>\n
Question 5.
\nThe Mughals
\n(a) Name the Great Mughals.
\nAnswer:
\nThe Great Mughals were Babur, Humayun, Akbar, Jahangir, Shah Jahan, and Aurangzeb.<\/p>\n
(b) Who consolidated the Mughal’s empire?
\nAnswer:
\nAkbar consolidated the Mughal empire through conquests and through a policy of conciliation with the religious-based kingdoms of Rajasthan.<\/p>\n
(c) Mention the new power which rose in Maharashtra at this time.
\nAnswer:
\nA new power centre rose in Maharashtra in the seventeenth century, and the Marathas under the leadership of Shivaji fought against the Mughals.<\/p>\n
(d) Which places were not directly under the Mughal rule in the south?
\nAnswer:
\nOnly the south-western region of Kerala and southern Tamilnadu were not directly under the Mughal rule.<\/p>\n
Question 6.
\nImpact on Policy
\n(a) What was the basic unit of local administration under the Cholas?
\nAnswer:
\nThe basic unit of local administration was the village (ur), followed by the sub-region (Nadu) and district (kottam) under the Cholas.<\/p>\n
(b) who did the Muslim kingdoms in Delhi attract?
\nAnswer:
\nMuslim kingdoms in Delhi, as well as in the Deccan, also attracted migrants from Persia and Arabia who moved to India.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
(c) Mention the three major Nayaka Kingdoms?
\nAnswer:
\nThe three major Nayaka kingdoms were in Madurai, Thanjavur and Gingee existed between 1500 AD and 1550 A.D.<\/p>\n
(d) What was culminated by the arrival of the Europeans in India?
\nAnswer:
\nThe arrival of the Europeans in India ultimately culminated in the establishment of colonial rule in India under the British.<\/p>\n
Question 7.
\nImpact on Culture
\n(a) Give one example of the monumental architecture of the Cholas.
\nAnswer:
\nThe monumental architecture of the Cholas is visible in the great temple of Thanjavur, Gangai- Konda-Chola Puram, and Darasuram, to name only a few.<\/p>\n
(b) Mention a few monuments left behind by the Mughals?
\nAnswer:
\nThe MughalsTeft behind numerous monuments, in addition to constructing entire cities like Shahjahanabad (Delhi) and Fatehpur Sikri, gardens, mosques, and forts.<\/p>\n
(c) What was added by the Vijayanagar kingdom in temple construction?
\nAnswer:
\nThe intricately carved lofty towers or gopurams at the entrance to temples were all added during the Vijayanagar period.<\/p>\n
(d) Mention the new style of Tamil literature which emerged during the Vijayanagar Kingdom.
\nAnswer:
\nA new style of Tamil literature called Prabandham emerged during this period.<\/p>\n
Question 8.
\nAgriculture
\n(a) What was the source of water for agriculture?
\nAnswer:
\nBoth in the north and the south, agriculture depended heavily on irrigation. Canals and wells added to the water sources in addition to rainfall and rivers.<\/p>\n
(b) Who created the biggest network of canals in the 14th century?
\nAnswer:
\nFiruzshah Tughluq created the biggest network of canals in the fourteenth century in the Delhi area.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
(c) What was used in the north to lift water from wells?
\nAnswer:
\nPersian wheel was used for lifting water from wells in the north<\/p>\n
(d) Who created a network of canals in the south of India?
\nAnswer:
\nThe Cholas had created a network of canals for irrigation connecting the tributaries of Kaveri.<\/p>\n
Question 9.
\nCrops in India
\n(a) What were the food grains produced in India?
\nAnswer:
\nA variety of food grains like wheat, rice, and millets were produced apart from lentils and oilseeds.<\/p>\n
(b) Name the commercial crops.
\nAnswer:
\nThe commercial crops grown were sugarcane, cotton, and indigo.<\/p>\n
(c) Mention the two new crops introduced by the Europeans in India.
\nAnswer:
\nMaize and tobacco were introduced by the Europeans.<\/p>\n
(d) What is Sericulture?
\nAnswer
\nSericulture means silk production by breeding the mulberry silkworm.<\/p>\n
Question 10.
\nCommerce
\n(a) Mention the Major ports in the Asiatic trade in the seventeenth century.
\nAnswer:
\nIn the seventeenth century, Surat in Gujarat, Masulipatnam in the Golkonda kingdom, Chittagong in Bengal, Pulicat (Pazhaverkadu) and Nagapatnam on the Coromandel Coast, and Calicut in Kerala were all major ports in Asiatic trade.<\/p>\n
(b) What were the major export of India?
\nAnswer:
\nThe major exports of India were textiles, pepper, precious and semi-precious gems – especially diamonds.<\/p>\n
(c) What was imported from China?
\nAnswer:
\nSilk, Chinese ceramics, gold, spices, aromatic woods and camphor were major imports from China to India.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
(d) What were used to transfer money from one city to another?
\nAnswer:
\nBankers and money changers operated in all the big cities, and bills of exchange or hundis (similar to cheques or bank drafts) were used to transfer money from one city to another.<\/p>\n
VI. Answer the following briefly:<\/span><\/p>\nQuestion 1.
\nWhen was the Mughal rule consolidated in India?
\nAnswer:<\/p>\n
\n- The consolidation of Muslim rule under the Mughals in the north, beginning in 1526 A.D. (C.E.) with the defeat of the Ibrahim Lodi by Babur.<\/li>\n
- At its height, the Mughal empire stretched from Kabul to Gujarat to Bengal, from Kashmir to south India.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
Question 2.
\nWrite a note on Alauddin Khalji.
\nAnswer:<\/p>\n
\n- The impact of Muslim rule was felt during the reign of Alauddin Khalji.<\/li>\n
- He sent military campaigns to the south under his commander Malik Kafur.<\/li>\n
- The primary objective was to plunder the wealth, rather than to expand his territory.<\/li>\n
- Devagiri (near Aurangabad) was captured by Alauddin Khalji. He renamed it Daulatabad.<\/li>\n
- It was the second stronghold of his growing kingdom.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
Question 3.
\n\u201cGangaiyum Kadaramum konda Chelan\u201d. Who was he?
\nAnswer:<\/p>\n
\n- Rajendra I earned the title \u201cthe Chola who had conquered the Ganga and Kadaram\u201d.<\/li>\n
- He sent naval expeditions against the Sailendra Kingdom of Sri Vijaya (in Indonesia), Kadaram (Kedah) and Ceylon.<\/li>\n
- So he was given the title Gangaiyum Kadaramum konda Cholan.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
Question 4.
\nMention the several power centres which came up after the full of the Chola empire.
\nAnswer:<\/p>\n
\n- Further to the South, the Pandya kings again sought to regain the glory they had lost under the Cholas.<\/li>\n
- Many brilliant Pandya kings like Jatavarman Sundara Pandyan ruled at the end of the 13th, century.<\/li>\n
- Further to the north was the Hoysala kingdom, with its capital at Belur.<\/li>\n
- The Kakatiyas ruled from Warangal (Telangana) while the Yadavas ruled in Devagiri.<\/li>\n
- These states did not exist in peaceful cooperation, and the region was beset by many internal wars and conflicts.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
Question 5.
\nExplain the battle of Talikota.
\nAnswer:<\/p>\n
\n- The rulers of Vijayanagar were almost continuously at war with the Bahmani sultanate as well as with the Religous based kingdoms of Kondavidu and Orissa.<\/li>\n
- Finally, the combined forces of the five Deccani Sultanates defeated Vijayanagar in 1565 A.D. at the Battle of Talikota.<\/li>\n
- The empire finally withered away in the middle of the seventeenth century.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
Question 6.
\nWrite about the Muslim historians.
\nAnswer:<\/p>\n
\n- A notable development was the profusion of contemporary historical accounts of the Muslim Sultanates by Arab and Persian historians.<\/li>\n
- Al-beruni, Ibn Batuta, and Ferishta are among the best known Muslim historians.<\/li>\n
- These historians provide valuable information about the rulers and events of the medieval period.<\/li>\n
- They also provide an alternate historical point of view of Islamic rule in India as seen through the eyes of Muslim writers.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
Question 7.
\nHow did Vijayanagar manage to get resources for its militaristic state?
\nAnswer:<\/p>\n
\n- This empire needed two kinds of resources to feed its military establishment – revenue and men.<\/li>\n
- This was achieved through re-organizing the administration of the conquered territories, especially in the Tamil region.<\/li>\n
- Military officers, known as \u2018nayakas\u2019, were appointed as chiefs of various localities in Tamilnadu.<\/li>\n
- It received land grants from the emperor.<\/li>\n
- There were also lesser military leaders known as palayakkarar who essentially supplied the manpower for the army.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
<\/p>\n
Question 8.
\nHow did Akbar consolidate the Mughal empire?
\nAnswer:<\/p>\n
\n- He reversed the policy of discriminatory measures against the Hindus.<\/li>\n
- He employed Hindu administrators like Todar Mai in key positions of authority.<\/li>\n
- These initiatives earned the emperor the loyalty and trust of the majority community.<\/li>\n
- The entire region was brought under a uniform administrative structure.<\/li>\n
- Political stability increased the economy and trade.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
Question 9.
\nWhat led to a significant expansion of textile production in India?
\nAnswer:<\/p>\n
\n- The Europeans came to India primarily in search of spices.<\/li>\n
- But soon there was an explosion in the demand for Indian textiles in the European markets, often referred to as the \u2018Indian craze\u2019.<\/li>\n
- This led to a significant expansion of textile production in India.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
Question 10.
\nExplain the terms Valankai and Idankai?
\nAnswer:<\/p>\n
\n- In South India, groups of castes were vertically divided into the right (valankai) and left hand (idankai) castes.<\/li>\n
- Each group included castes at different levels in the caste hierarchy, like merchants, land-owning castes and professional castes.<\/li>\n
- This division was found throughout south India, but we have more comprehensive information on the right and left-hand castes in the Tamil region.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
Question 11.
\nWho were Jesuit missionaries?
\nAnswer:<\/p>\n
\n- Jesuit missionaries were active especially among the fishing communities on the Pandyan coast.<\/li>\n
- The best known among the Jesuit missionaries was St Francis Xavier who was instrumental in making the fishing community take to Christianity in the Tuticorin region.<\/li>\n
- Another notable Jesuit was Roberto de Nobili, a scholar, who was based in Madurai.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
<\/p>\n
Question 12.
\nHow was the economic condition of the peasantry during the Medieval period of India?
\nAnswer:<\/p>\n
\n- The economic condition of the bulk of the peasantry was poor.<\/li>\n
- They generally lived only at a very basic level of subsistence.<\/li>\n
- Poor peasants sold themselves and their families into slavery.<\/li>\n
- The shipping lists of the Dutch East India Company regularly mention men and women slaves who were transported to the spice-producing islands of Indonesia to work on the plantations.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
Question 13.
\nWhat was Karkhanas?
\nAnswer:<\/p>\n
\n- Larger manufacturing units, employing many craftsmen, are called Karkhanas.<\/li>\n
- Karkhanas were up under Mughal State.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
Question 14.
\nWhy did the European trading companies enter into contracts with the Indian merchant?
\nAnswer:<\/p>\n
\n- The European trading companies realized that they could not function in India without the services of the rich and influential merchants.<\/li>\n
- So they entered into contracts with them to supply the goods that they wanted and also to lift the imports which they brought in from Europe.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
Question 15.
\nIn South India, especially the Tamil regions, urbanization went hand in hand with temples how?
\nAnswer:<\/p>\n
\n- Temples were large economic enterprises requiring a variety of goods and services to function.<\/li>\n
- They needed and employed a large number of people to man the religious services, the kitchens and for other work.<\/li>\n
- As a result, temple towns became marketing centres.<\/li>\n
- The pace of urbanization increased during the Vijayanagar period when there was a great increase in the construction of temples across Tamilnadu.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
Question 16.
\nMention the Holy Roman Empire.
\nAnswer:<\/p>\n
\n- The newly established Holy Roman Empire represented Christianity and Christendom and, hence, it was designated holy.<\/li>\n
- The emperor was supposed to be a representative of God on earth like the Pope. The emperor dealt with political matters, while the Pope dealt with the spiritual.<\/li>\n
- Charlemagne, the king of Franks was the first Holy Roman Emperor.<\/li>\n
- He was a contemporary of Pallava king Nandivarman II and Pratihara ruler Nagabatta<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
<\/p>\n
Question 17.
\nWhy was the Great Magna Carta signed by King John?
\nAnswer:<\/p>\n
\n- The nobles in England forced King John II to sign a Charter of Liberty in 1215 A.D. It is Magna Carta or the Great Charter.<\/li>\n
- This Charter contained a promise that the king would respect certain liberties of the nobles and the people of England.<\/li>\n
- The theory of the supremacy of the ruler which prevailed in the Holy Roman Empire was not accepted in England.<\/li>\n
- King John of England was a contemporary of Sultan Iltutmish in India.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
VII. Answer the following in detail:<\/span><\/p>\nQuestion 1.
\nWrite a note on the following:
\n(a) Persian wheel
\n(b) Fatehpur Sikri
\n(c) Darasuram Temple
\n(d) Hampi
\nAnswer:
\n(a) Persian wheel:<\/p>\n
\n- The Persian wheel is a mechanical water lifting device.<\/li>\n
- It is usually operated by draught animals like bullocks, buffaloes or camels.<\/li>\n
- It is used to lift water from water sources typically open wells.<\/li>\n
- Since it was used in Persia got the name Persian wheel.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
(b) Fatehpur Sikri:<\/p>\n
\n- Fatehpur Sikri is a town in the Agra District in Uttar Pradesh.<\/li>\n
- The city was founded as the Capital of Mughal empire in 1571 by Emperor Akbar.<\/li>\n
- Fatehpur Sikri means the city of victory.<\/li>\n
- The Buland Darwaza was built in honour of his success<\/li>\n
- The city was built massively and preferably with red sandstone.<\/li>\n
- The city\u2019s architecture reflects both the Hindu and Muslim form of domestic architecture popular in India at that time. Buland Darwaza, Jama masjid, Tomb of Salim Chirti, Panch Mahal, Naubat-khana, Birbal\u2019s House, Hiran Minar and other buildings are seen here.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
(c) Darasuram Temple:<\/p>\n
\n- Darasuram is a panchayat town, located 3 kilometers from Kumbakonam in Thanjavur District, Tamilnadu.<\/li>\n
- The town is known for the Airavateswara temple constructed by Raja Raja Chola II in the 12th century A.D.<\/li>\n
- The temple is recognised UNESCO World Heritage Monument.<\/li>\n
- Darasuram temple is a storehouse of art and architecture.<\/li>\n
- The vimana is 85 feet high.<\/li>\n
- With heavily ornamented pillars accurate in detail and richly sculpted walls, the Airavateswara at Darasuram is a classic example of Chola art and architecture.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
<\/p>\n
(d) Hampi:<\/p>\n
\n- There are group of monuments in Hampi.<\/li>\n
- It is a UNESCO World Heritage site located in east-central Karnataka<\/li>\n
- It became the centre of the Hindu Vijayanagara Empire capital in the 14th century.<\/li>\n
- Located in Karnataka near the modem – era city of Hosapete, Hampi\u2019s rains are spread over 4,100 hectares.<\/li>\n
- Hampi continues to be an important religious centre, housing the Virupaksha temple, an active Adhi Sankara linked monastery and various monuments belonging to the old city.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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