The Buddha        &n | Class 7 Social Science - Our Past-2 (History) Chapter Devotional Paths to the Divine, Devotional Paths to the Divine NCERT Solutions

What changes took place in varna-based society?

What are the difficulties historians face in using manuscripts?

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

What were the policies adopted by Asaf Jah to strengthen his position?

Do you think merchants and bankers today have the kind of influence they had in the eighteenth century?

How were the Sikhs organised in the eighteenth century?

How was the administration of the Ahom state organised?

How do historians divide the past into periods? Do they face any problems in doing so?

Were the Banjaras important for the economy?

How did the Rashtrakutas become powerful?

What were the major teachings of Baba Guru Nanak?

Why do you think towns grew around temples?

In what ways was the history of the Gonds different from that of the Ahoms? Were there any similarities?

State whether true or false:

(a) We do not find inscriptions for the period after 700.
(b) The Marathas asserted their political importance during this period.
(c) Forest-dwellers were sometimes pushed out of their lands with the spread of agricultural settlements.
(d) Sultan Ghiyasuddin Balban controlled Assam, Manipur and Kashmir.

How did tribal societies change after being organised into a state?

Which ruler first established his or her capital at Delhi?

What were the policies adopted by Asaf Jah to strengthen his position?

Match the following:

mansab                               Marwar
Mongol                                governor
Sisodiya Rajput                   Uzbeg
Rathor Rajput                     Mewar
Nur Jahan                           rank
subadar                             Jahangir

Fill in the blanks:
(a) Aurangzeb fought a protracted war in the ____________________.
(b) Umara and jagirdars constituted powerful sections of the Mughal __________________.
(c) Asaf Jah founded the Hyderabad state in _____________________.
(d) The founder of the Awadh state was ______________________.

Why do you think ordinary people preserved the memory of Mirabai?