Maps are drawn by which of the following?

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(a)

Painter

(b)

Sailors

(c)

Cartographer

(d)

Historians

Which of the followings are sources of History?

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(a)

Monuments

(b)

Coins

(c)

Artefacts and paintings

(d)

All of the above

Name the languages mentioned by Amir Khusrau.

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(a)

Sindhi and Lahori

(b)

Kashmiri and Dvarsamudri

(c)

Telangani and Gujari

(d)

All of the above

Cartographer is the person who draws

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(a)

Paintings

(b)

Pictures

(c)

Sketches

(d)

Maps

Difficulties faced by the historians in using manuscripts are:

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(a)

Hand writing of manuscripts is not clear.

(b)

Lot of information is provided in Manuscripts

(c)

Manuscripts were copied by hand.

(d)

None of these.

Historical __________ exist in a variety of languages and forms.

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(a)

Records

_____________ were collected by wealthy people.

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(a)

Manuscript

Minhaj-i-siraj was a chronicler, who wrote in ______

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(a)

Persian

The name Rajput has been derived from ________

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(a)

Rajputra

______ referred to learned theologians and jurists

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(a)

Ulama.

What people did when there was change in habitat?

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(a)

People usually forest-dwellers were forced to migrate when their habitat changed.

Which were the areas included in Hindustan by Minhaj-i-Siraj in his writings?

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(a)

Minhaj-i-Siraj used 'Hindustan' to refer the areas of Punjab, Haryana and the lands between the Ganga and Yamuna.

What do you mean by 'archives'?

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(a)

Archives were the places where manuscripts and documents were kept or collected.

Which were the new groups of people prominent in the medieval age?

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(a)

Prominent groups of the people in this age were Rajputs, Marathas, Sikhs, Jats, Ahoms and Kayasthas.

In which three periods the British historians divided the history of India?

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(a)

British historians divided the history of India in the following three periods : 1. Hindu, 2. Muslim and 3. British.

Can you think of any other words whose meanings change in different context?

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(a)

List some of the technological changes associated with this period.

3

(a)

Paper became cheaper in the later years of Medieval period. How it affected the people?

3

(a)

What does the word 'Rajputs' stand for ? Who were considered as Rajputs?

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(a)

What was the outcome of easy availability of paper in the 14^th century?

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(a)

What major changes were noticed between 750 and 1750 AD?

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(a)

Answer the question based on following picture.
(a) What is the picture all about?
(b) What is he doing?
(c) Why is it called miniature?
(d) What were the two features of miniatures?

 

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(a)

On the basis of the given picture, answer the following questions.
(a) What do the above figures shows?
(b) What are the differences that one can make out from the two given figures?

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(a)

Compare either Map 1 or Map 2 with the present day map of the subcontinent listing as many similarities and differences (page no) as you can find.

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(a)