Notes I Chapter 1 Tracing Changes Through A Thousand Years Notes II Chapter 1 Tracing Changes Through A Thousand Years Notes I Chapter 2 Kings and Kingdoms Notes II Chapter 2 Kings and Kingdoms Notes I Chapter 3 Delhi: 12th to 15th Century Notes II Chapter 3 Delhi: 12th to 15th Century Notes I Chapter […]
Notes For All Chapters History Class 7 By 1765, the British had captured major chunks of Indian territory in eastern India. After Aurangzeb’s death, the Mughal Empire started to decline because of weak and inefficient rulers. States like Hyderabad, Awadh, Bengal and states under the control of Sikhs and Marathas declared independence. The declining power […]
Notes For All Chapters History Class 7 The medieval period saw the emergence of several regional languages and the associated literature. It is quite common for us to identify a region with its language. Every region is identified with a certain distinct type of food, clothing, poetry, dance, painting and music. The Chera empire of […]
Notes For All Chapters History Class 7 In the eighth century, two new religious movements Sufism and Bhakti emerged. Devotion to God without discrimination on the basis of caste was taught by the Bhakti and Sufi saints. Both Sufism and Bhakti movements had several common traits and spread as popular movements at about the same […]
Notes For All Chapters History Class 7 During the Medieval Age, several social, economic and political development took place. The Indian society was divided on the basis varnas. During the medieval period, gap between the rich and poor increased. There were, however, several communities which did not follow rules laid down by the Brahmins. These […]
Notes For All Chapters History Class 7 One of the most interesting aspects of the medieval period in the 17th century was the growth of urbanization. In medieval India, there were three types of towns—a temple town, an administrative town and a commercial town or a port town. The Arabs, Turkish and Afghans settled in […]
Notes For All Chapters History Class 7 In medieval period rulers built private and public buildings like forts, palaces, tombs, temples, mosques, tanks, etc Engineering Skills and Construction 1. Monuments provide an insight into the technologies used for construction. 2. Between the seventh and tenth centuries, architects started adding more rooms, doors and windows to […]
Notes For All Chapters History Class 7 Babur (1526-1530) was the first Mughal emperor, who became the ruler of old Delhi by defeating Ibrahim Lodi at Panipat in 1526. From the latter half of the 16th century, the Mughals expanded their kingdom from Agra and Delhi, until in the 17th century they controlled nearly all […]
Notes For All Chapters History Class 7 Delhi first became the capital of a kingdom under the Tomara Rajputs, who were defeated by Chauhan (also called Chahamanas) of Ajmer. The transformation of Delhi into a capital that controlled a vast area of the subcontinent started with the foundation of the Delhi Sultanate at the beginning […]
Notes For All Chapters History Class 7 Several major ruling dynasties emerged in different parts of the subcontinent between the seventh and twelfth centuries. The Emergence of New Dynasties 1. By the 7th century, there were big landlords or warrior chiefs in different regions of the subcontinent. 2. Existing kings often acknowledged them as their […]
Notes For All Chapters History Class 7 The period from the second half of the 8th century up to first half of the 18th century is known as the “medieval period” of Indian history. The maps by Arab geographer Al-Idrisi (1154) and French cartographer (1720) give a large sketch of the Indian subcontinent as known […]
Chapter 1 Tracing Changes Through A Thousand Years Chapter 2 Kings and Kingdoms Chapter 3 Delhi: 12th to 15th Century Chapter 4 The Mughals (16th to 17th Century) Chapter 5 Tribes, Nomads and Settled Communities Chapter 6 Devotional Paths to the Divine Chapter 7 The Making of Regional Cultures Chapter 8 Eighteenth-Century Political Formations
Solutions Chapter 8 Eighteenth-Century Political Formations Let’s recall 1. State whether true or false: (a) Nadir Shah invaded Bengal. (b) Sawai Raja Jai Singh was the ruler of Indore. (c) Guru Gobind Singh was the tenth Guru of the Sikhs. (d) Poona became the capital of the Marathas in the eighteenth century. Answer: (a)—False, (b)—False, […]
Solutions Chapter 7 The Making of Regional Cultures Let’s recall Answer: Anantavarnam – Orissa Jagannatha – Kangra Mahodayapurma – Kerala Lilatilakam – Kerala Mangalakavya – Bengal Miniature – Kangra 2. What is Manipravalam? Name abook written in that language. Answer: Maftipravalam is a language. The name of a book written in this language is Lilatilakam. […]
Solutions Chapter 6 Devotional Paths to the Divine Let’s recall Answer: The Buddha – questioned social differences Shankaradeva – namghar Nizamuddin Auliya – Sufi saint Nayanars – worship of Shiva Alvars – worship of Vishnu 2. Fill in the blanks: (a) Shankara was an advocate of………….. (b) Ramanuja was influenced by the …………. (c) , […]
Solutions Chapter 5 Tribes, Nomads and Settled Communities Let’s recall Answer: garh – chaurasi tanda – caravan labourer – paik clan – khel Sib Singh – Ahom state Durgawati – Garha Katanga 2. Fill in the blanks: (a) The new castes emerging within varnas were called…………………… (b) ……… were historical works written by the Ahoms. […]
Solutions Chapter 6 Towns, Traders and Craftpersons Towns, Traders & Craftspersons NCERT Solutions History Chapter 6 Towns, Traders And Craftspersons 1. Fill in the blanks: (a) The Rajarajeshvara temple was built in ……………….. (b) Ajmer is associated with the Sufi saint………………… (c) Hampi was the capital of the …………. (d) The Dutch established a settlement […]
Solutions Chapter 5 Rulers and Buildings Rulers And Buildings NCERT Solutions History Chapter 5 Rulers And Buildings 1. How is the ‘trabeate’ principle of architecture different from the arcuate? Answer: In trabeate principle of architecture roofs, doors and windows were made by placing a horizontal beam across two vertical columns. In arcuate principle of architecture […]
Solutions Chapter 4 The Mughal(16th to 17th century) Let’s recall Answer: mansab – rank Mongol – Uzbeg Sisodiya Rajput – Mewar Rathor Rajput – Marwar Nur Jahan – Jahangir subadar – governor 2. Fill in the blanks: (a) The five Deccan Sultanate were Berar, Khandesh, Ahmadnagar ………… and ………… (c) If zat determined a mansabdar’s […]
Solutions Chapter 3 Delhi: 12th to 15th Century Let’s recall 1. Which ruler first established his or her capital at Delhi? Answer: The Tomara Rajputs were the first rulers who established their capital at Delhi. 2. What was the language of administration under the Delhi Sultans? Answer: It was Persian. 3. In whose reign did […]
Solutions Chapter 2 Kings and Kingdoms Let’s recall Answer: Gurj ara-Pratiharas – Gujarat and Rajasthan Rashtrakutas – Western Deccan Palas – Bengal Cholas – Tamil Nadu 2. Who were the parties involved in the ‘tripartite struggle’? Answer: The parties involved in the tripartite struggle were Gurjar-Pratihara, Rashtrakuta and Pala dynasties. 3. What were the qualifications […]
Chapter 1 Tracing Changes Through A Thousand Years Chapter 2 New Kings and Kingdoms Chapter 3 The Delhi Sultans Chapter 4 The Mughal Empire Chapter 5 Rulers and Buildings Chapter 6 Towns, Traders, and Craftsperson Chapter 7 Tribes, Nomads and Settled Communities Chapter 8 Devotional Paths to the Divine Chapter 9 The Making of Regional […]
Let’s recall Question 1. Who was considered a ‘foreigner’ in the past? Answer: The term ‘foreigner’ is used in the sense of a person who is not an Indian. In the medieval period it was applied to any stranger who appeared, say in a given village, someone who was not a part of that society […]