CBSE Class 7 Social Science Collection of Assignments Set E

1. Tracing Changes through a Thousand Years

Q 1 Describe the different languages used in this period?

Q 2 Name the groups who asserted their political importance during this period?

Q 3 State the difference between Shia and Sunni?

Q 4 Who was considered a 'foreigner' in the past?

Q 5 Who brought the teachings of holy Quran to India?

Q 6 Name the holy book of Muslims?

Q 7 Define the periods in which British historians divided the Indian history?

Q 8 Who were Rajputs?

Q 9 Define a patron?

Q 10 State the period when Mughal Empire declined?

Q 11 Explain the difference between nastaliq style and Shikaste style of Persian and Arabic Calligraphy?

Q 12 Name the language, which did not belong to any region?

Q 13 Who was Ziyauddin Barani?

Q 14 What do you meant by an Archive?

Q 15 Who made Maps in 1154 AD?

Q 16 Who is a Cartographer?

Q 17 What should the historians keep in their mind while reading documents and maps from the past?

Q 18 The term „Hindustan‟ used in the 13th century by Minhaj-i-Siraj comprised of which areas?

Q 19 Describe the major developments in religion and the religious traditions?

Q 20 Compare the value of paper in the thirteenth and fourteenth century?

Q 21 Describe the difficulties faced by historians in using manuscripts?

Q 22 Describe Various sources Which were necessary for knowing the past?

Q 23 Who said -"Common people do not know Sanskrit, only Brahmans do"?

Q 24 Who coined the term „‟Hindustan‟‟ in the thirteenth century and which areas were covered under it?

Q 25 Why did Brahmanas become important in Hindu society in the early 8th century?

Q 26 What led to the migration of forest dwellers in the 8th century?

Q 27 On what basis did British historians divide the history of India into three periods in the middle of the 19th century?

Q 28 Why was there a dramatic increase in the variety of textual records between 700 to 1750 CE?

Q 29 What are sources? How are sources helpful to historians?

Q 30 In what way was the thousand years between 700 and 1750 a period of developments?Why was it a challenge to study?

Q 32 What were „jatis‟? How were the affairs of jatis regulated?

Q 33 What were the major developments in the religious traditions between 700 and 1750?

Q 34 In the Medieval period, for whom was the term foreigner used?

Q 35 Who were the Rajputs?

Q 36 Mention one group of people who became important between 700 to 1750 CE? What were their main characteristics?

Q 37 Why was the information from the manuscripts difficult to use during the thousand years?

Q 38 Read the following passage and answer the questions given below:
In 1318 the poet Amir Khusrau noted that there was “a different language in every region of this land: Sindhi, Lahori, Kashmiri, Dvarsamudri (in southern Karnataka), Telangani (in Andhra Pradesh), Gujari (in Gujarat), Ma„bari (in Tamil Nadu), Gauri, (in
Bengal) … Awadhi (in eastern Uttar Pradesh) and Hindawi (in the area around Delhi)”. 
Amir Khusrau went on to explain that in contrast to these languages there was Sanskrit which did not belong to any region. It was an old language and “common people do not know it, only the Brahmanas do”.

1. Who was Amir Khusrau?

2. List the languages mentioned by Amir Khusrau?

3. What were his views regarding Sanskrit? [1 + 1 + 2 = 4]

Q 39 This is a writing in Persian and Arabic. Answer the following questions related to this picture:

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