Class 7 History Ch1 Ratna Sagar

Short Answer Type Questions:-

Q1. Which century marked the beginning of the medieval period? Why?

Ans:-  8^th century marked as the beginning of medieval period because of social, political, religious and cultural changes in this period.

Q2. What do you understand by the ‘Indian’ culture that emerged in medieval period.

Ans. The Indian culture which emerged during medieval period was influenced by the Islamic culture of Central Asia.

Q3. Why are coins and inscriptions important for the study of medieval period.

Ans. Coins and inscriptions of past which belongs to any particular kingdom gives many information about the Kingdom, such as-

-          Date of important political event

-          Economical Status of the kingdom.

-          Extent of the kingdom.

-          Trade relation with the other kingdoms.

-          Religious and social events and symbols.

Q4. Who wrote Prithviraj-raso? What does it tells about?

Ans. Prithviraj raso was written by Chandbardai. It tells about the life events of Prithviraj Chauhan.

Long Answer Type:-

Q1. What did Hindustan stands for in medieval times?

Ans. In medieval period Hindustan stand for the areas ruled by the rulers of Delhi sultanate.

                Babur used term Hindustan to describe the geography and vegetation of the Indian subcontinent.

Q2. What were the major historical developments during the medieval period?

Ans. Major historic development in the medieval period was as follows:-

-          Growth of new culture which was mixture of Islamic and Indian Culture.

-          The Mughals rule during medieval period gave political stability for many centuries which lead to economical growth by increasing trade, towns and cities also flourished during this period.

-          Trade relation with different kingdoms of the world influenced the culture of India.

-          Rise of Bhakti movement was against discrimination in the society and advocated religious equality in the society.

Q3. How do the archeological sources help in our study of medieval India?

Ans. Archeological sources are helping us in the study of medieval India by providing information related to the political, religious, social and economical life of the people. We get these information through the study of different evidences, like- paintings, monuments, coins, etc.

Q4. List some important chronicles available for the study of the medieval period.

Ans. Some important chronicles of the medieval period are as follows:-

-          Rajtarangini by Kalhana, about the rulers of Kashmir.

-          Tarik-I Firoz Shahi by Zia-ud-din Barani, about the Sultans of Delhi Sultanat till Firoz Shah Tughluq.

-          Tarikh-I Ferishta by Ferishta, about Sultans of Delhi from the Turks till the seventeenth century.

-          Khazainul-Futuh and Tughluqnama by Amir Khusrau, about Khiljis and the Tughluqs.

Q5.  How are travelogues an important literary source?

Ans. Travelogues were written by the travellers, who visited India in that period, it provides various information, such as-

-          Rulers, extent of their kingdom, their administration.

-          People they meet, experience of Indian society and culture.

-          Geographical information.

-          Trade relations of the kingdoms.