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  CBSE Class 07 Social Science Revision Notes Chapter - 1 History Tracing Changes Through a Thousand Years The maps by Arab geographer Al-Idrisi (1154) and a French cartographer (1720) give a large sketch of the Indian subcontinent as known in earlier times. In Al-Idrisi’s map, south India is where we would expect to find north India and Sri Lanka is the island at the top. Place-names are marked in Arabic and there are some well-known names like Kanauj in Uttar Pradesh (spelt in the map as Qanauj). The second map seems more familiar to us and the coastal areas in particular are surprisingly detailed. This map was used by European sailors and merchants in their voyages. The science of cartography differs in different time periods. When historians read documents, maps and texts from the past, they have to be sensitive to the different historical backgrounds - the contexts - in which information about the past was produced. New and Old Terminologies: (i) Historical records exist in a ...

  CBSE Class –VII Social Science NCERT Solutions History Chapter 1 Tracing Changes Through A Thousand Years Q1. Who was considered a “foreigner” in the past? Ans:  In the past, a foreigner was someone who was not part of a certain society or culture. A city dweller might have regarded a forest dweller as a foreigner, but two peasants living in the same village were not foreigners to each other, even if they had different religious or caste backgrounds. But today, a foreigner is someone who is not an Indian. A foreigner is known as pardesi in Hindi and ajnabi in Persian. Q2: State whether true or false: We do not find inscriptions for the period after 700. The Marathas asserted their political importance during this period. Forest-dwellers were sometimes pushed out of their lands with the spread of agricultural settlements. Sultan Ghiyasuddin Balban controlled Assam, Manipur and Kashmir. Answers: (a)  False  (b)  True  (c)  True  (d)  False Q3...

  CBSE Worksheet 01 Tracing Changes Through a Thousand Years By _____ many regions already possessed distinct geographical dimensions and their own language and cultural characteristics. 700 800 500 600 ______ had knowledge of Sanskrit texts, which made them respectable in the society. Jatis Brahmans Ahoms Shudras Two style of writing in Persian and Arabic are Nastaliq and Shikaste Nasliq and Shikast Natali and Shikaste Nasaliq and Shikaste Ziauddin Barani was a chronicler of which century? 14th 17th 15th 18th Siraj used the term Hindustan in Cultural sense Social sense Political sense Economic sense Match the following questions:- (a) Ali (i) Bengal (b) Khalifa (ii) Brahmins (c) Sanskrit (iii) Sunni Muslim (d) Gauda (iv) Muhammad's son-in-law Fill in the blanks: Historical ________ exist in a variety of languages and forms. State true or false: Persian wheel was used in transportation. What is cartography? What is an archive? How did the French cartog...

  CBSE Class 07 Social Science Revision Notes Chapter – 2 History New Kings and Kingdoms Several major ruling dynasties emerged in different parts of the subcontinent between the seventh and twelfth centuries. The Emergence of New Dynasties: (i) By the 7th century, there were big landlords or warrior chiefs in different regions of the subcontinent. (ii) Existing kings often acknowledged them as their  samantas  or subordinates. (iii) They were expected to bring gifts for their kings or overlords, be present at their courts and provide them with military support. As samantas gained power and wealth, they declared themselves to be maha-samanta, mahamandaleshvara (the great lord of a “circle” or region) and so on. They also asserted their independence from their overlords. (iv) Initially, the Rashtrakutas were subordinate to the Chalukyas of Karnataka. In the mid-eighth century, Dantidurga, a Rashtrakuta chief, overthrew his Chalukya overlord and performed a ritual called hi...

  CBSE Class VII Social Science NCERT Solutions History Chapter 2 New Kings And Kingdoms Q1: Match the following: Gurjara-Pratiharas Western Deccan Rashtrakutas Bengal Palas Gujarat and Rajasthan Cholas Tamil Nadu Ans: Gurjara-Pratiharas Gujarat and Rajasthan Rashtrakutas Western Deccan Palas Bengal Cholas Tamil Nadu Q2: Who were the parties involved in the “tripartite struggle”? Ans:  The city of Kanauj situated in the Ganga valley was known for its riches. So all the three important dynasties of Gurjara- Prathiharas, Rashtrakutas and Palas wanted to gain control over it. So the struggle between these three kingdoms was known as the Tripartite struggle. This conflict continued for a long time and finally it was the Prathiharas who gained control over Kanauj. Q3: What were the qualifications necessary to become a member of a committee of the  sabha  in the Chola Empire? Ans:  To become a member of a committee of the  sabha  in the Chola Empire, the fol...

  CBSE Worksheet 01 New Kings and Kingdoms Identify what is shown Suice gate Sulic gate Sluice gate Seli gate Rajatarangi is a metrical historical chronicle of north-western Indian subcontinent, particularly the kings of Kashmir Rajasthan Gujarat Karnataka The specialists who worked at the temple and lived near it were All of these Sweeper Dancers Cook The gate was used for It regulated the inflow of water from a tank into the channels that irrigated the river It regulated the outflow of water from a tank into the channels that irrigated the fields It regulated the outflow of soil from a tank into the channels that irrigated the river It regulated the inflow of soil from a tank into the channels that irrigated the fields Nagabhata was the king of: Deccan Pratihara Gwalior none of these Match the following: Column A  Column B (i) Maharaja-Adhiraja (a) Lord of the three world (ii) Kalhana (b) Kashmir (iii) Tribhuvana Chakravartin (c) A long Sanskrit poem depicting king...