The Hindustan of the 13th century implied the areas of Punjab, Haryana and the lands between the Ganga and Yamuna. Minhaj-i-Siraj used the term in a political sense for lands consisting of a part of the areas of the Delhi Sultanate modern India included all of South India which was excluded in the 13th century.

Soil - It is the soil where plants are grown.
Soil - To make something dirty.
Example Soil- Fertile soil is required for good crop Soil- I do not want you soiling your hands with this Sort of work.
Copy- A thing that is made to be the same as something else.
Copy- Written material that is to be printed In a newspaper, magazine etc.
Example: I will send you a copy of the report. The subeditor prepares the reporter's copy for the paper.

The picture shows a scribe.
(b) He is making a copy of a manuscript.
(c) This painting is small in size, Because of smaller size, it is called as miniature  (10.5 cm by 7.1 ern).
(d) The two features of miniatures are 
(i) Miniature is used to illustrate the text of manuscripts
(ii) Miniatures are so beautiful that later collectors of manuscripts took the
manuscripts apart and just sold the miniatures.

Differences Map 1 and Map 2 given in the NCERT text book (Map 2) represent two different times
Map 1 was made in 1154 CE by Al-ldrisi, an Arab geographer, the map given here is the map of Indian subcontinent from his larger map of the world.
Map 2 was made by a French cartographer in 1720. Both maps are quite different from each other in mode of presentation and contexts. However, both traced the outlines of the area of Indian subcontinent in their cartography.
Similarities Map 1, South India was at that place where North India is at present and Sri Lanka is the island the top. Name of place were in Arabic. Today's map of India is far ahead of Map 1 and Map 2. It is made to scale and shows clear-cut boundaries and areas.

The names of languages which changed over time are as follows
Lahori : Punjabi
Telangani : Telugu
Gujari : Gujarati
Mabari : Tamil
Gauri : Bengali
Hindawi : Hindi

(i) Throughout the period between 700 and 1750, there was a gradual clearing of forests and expansion of agriculture. This was a change, faster and more complete in some areas as compared to others.
(ii) Changes in their habitat forced many forestdwellers to migrate.
(iii) Other people Regional markets, chieftains, priests, monasteries and temples started to influence them.
(i) They became a part of large and complex societies.
(ii)They were required to pay taxes and offer goods and services to local feudal lords. As a result, various major economic and social differences emerged among the peasants.
(i) Some possessed more productive land.
(ii) Other people kept cattle,
(iii) Yet other people combined artisanal work with agricultural activities during the lean season