Maps are drawn by which of the following?

1

(a)

Painter

(b)

Sailors

(c)

Cartographer

(d)

Historians

Pan-regional means

1

(a)

one regional unit

(b)

spanning single region

(c)

not belonging to lands but seas

(d)

spanning diverse regions

Rule of Ghiyasuddin Balban is

1

(a)

14th century

(b)

13th century

(c)

12th century

(d)

16th century

____________,_____________,__________and ___________,were some of the crops introduced into the sub-continent during this period.

1

(a)

Potatoes, corn, chillies, tea, coffee

'Hindustan' was used in the ______________ by Minhaj-i-Siraj, a chronicler who wrote in Persian.

1

(a)

13th century

Term 'Hind' was coined by Amir Khusrau in the ____________

1

(a)

14th century 

Migrants brought with them the Holy Quran.

1

(a) False

(b) True

In the middle of 19th century, history of India was divided into three parts.

1

(a) False

(b) True

Medieval period ranges from 700 AD upto 1750AD.

1

(a) False

(b) True

Forest-dwellers were sometimes pushed out of their lands with the spread of agricultural settlements.

1

(a) False

(b) True

What people did when there was change in habitat?

1

(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?

1

(a)

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

What is meant by Caliph or Khalifas?

1

(a)

It is a title given to the head of the Muslim community. Sunni Muslims accepted the authority of the Khalifas.

Did you notice that the names by which languages are known have changed with time?

2

(a)

Why do you think rulers made such claims?

3

(a)

List some of the technological changes associated with this period.

3

(a)

In what ways has the meaning of the term 'Hindustan' changed over the centuries?

3

(a)

What does the term 'Pan-regional Empire' mean?

3

(a)

What major changes were noticed between 750 and 1750 AD?

5

(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.

8

(a)