The Making of Regional Culture For Class 7 History Important Questions

Ans. (a) Chinese travellers

Ans. (c) Malayalam

Ans. (b) in 19th century the region of present day Rajasthan

Ans. (a) 9th century

Ans. (c) the temple had huge wealth

Ans.  (c) King Anangbhima

Ans. (a) Dhaka

Ans. (d) All of these

Ans.  (c) Mughals

Ans.  (b) bold and intense style of miniature paintings

Ans. (b) Sanskrit

Ans.  (d) Sanskrit

Ans. (c) Chinese

Ans. (b) king Anangabhima III

Ans. (b) Brahamanas

Ans. (a) In the courts of Rajasthan and the other in Lucknow

Ans. (b) Manipravalam

Ans. (d) Grammar and poetics

Ans. (b) Small-sized paintings

Ans. (a) Palm leaves or wood

Ans. (a) North India

Ans. (d) Mosques

Ans.  (c) Dharma Thakur

Ans. (a) Akbar, Jahangir and Shah Jahan

Ans.  (a) Lilatilakam

Ans. (a) 15th, 19^th

Ans. (d) Sanskrit

Ans. (d) Sanskrit epics

Ans. (d) All of these

Ans. Minstrels used to recite poems and songs which depicted the stories of the ” Rajputs’ heroic deeds. By reciting such poems and songs these minstrels inspired others to follow the examples of Rajputs.
Ordinary people were also attracted by these stories.

Ans. The cultural practices of rulers were carefully preserved in palaces for centuries. Hence we know much more about them. Ordinary men and women also painted on pots, walls, §oors, cloth. But they did not survive for long.

Ans. The temple of Jagannatha at Puri gained importance as a centre of pilgrimage. Its authority in social and political matters also increased. Hence, conquerors tried to establish control over the temple.
They felt that this would make their rule acceptable to the local people.

Ans. Temple building in Bengal from the late 15th century gained momentum in the 19th century.
Individuals or groups built temples to demonstrate their power and acuence. Some of the temples got constructed with the support of several low social groups. Some families belonging to these social groups availed of the new economic opportunities with the arrival of the European trading companies with the improvement in their social and economic position they also built temples to show their status. The local deities once worshipped in thatched huts in villages were now gained recognition of the Brahmanas. This recognition shifted them from the thatched huts to brick-built temples.

Ans. I live in Delhi. Right from the beginning it has been a land of mixed cultures. In old days, it wasinvaded by a number of foreign rulers. Some of them stayed here for sometime and some settledown permanently. They all affected its culture, language, religion, society, architecture, art and painting. Still we have buildings and monuments built by Mughal emperors, slave emperors, Rajput rulers and many more.
We have temples, mosques and many other such places constructed by different rulers. Differences of cultures can still be seen in the areas of old Delhi and new Delhi

Ans. The Chera kingdom of Mahodayapuram was established in the ninth century in the south-western part of the peninsula, part of present-day Kerala. It is likely that Malayalam was spoken in this area. The rulers introduced the Malayalam language and script in their inscriptions

Ans. The temple theatre of Kerala borrowed stories from the Sanskrit epics. The First literary works in Malayalam, dated to about the 12t.h century, are directly indebted to Sanskrit. The Lilatilakam, a fourteenth century text, dealt with grammar and poetics and was composed in Manipravalam – literally, ‘diamonds and corals’ referring to the two languages namely Sanskrit and the regional language

Ans. Sometimes these stories depict women as the cause for con§ict, as men fought with one another to either win or protect them (women). Women are also depicted as following their heroic husbands in both life and death. We are familiar with the stories about the practice of sati or the immolation of widows on the funeral pyre of their husbands. So. those who followed the heroic ideal often had to pay for it with their lives

Ans. Miniatures are small-sized paintings, generally done in water colour on cloth or paper. The earliest miniatures were on palm leaves or wood. The Mughal emperors especially Akbar, Jahangir and Shah Jahan patronised highly skilled painters. These painters primarily illustrated manuscripts containing historical accounts and poetry. These were generally painted in brilliant colours and portrayed court scenes, scenes of battle or hunting and other aspects of social life. They were often exchanged as gifts and were viewed only by the emperor and his close associates

Ans. Pirs were spiritual leaders having supernatural powers. They also functioned as teachers and adjudicators. When early settlers in Bengal sought some order and assurance in the unstable conditions of the new settlements pirs favoured them and gave them full moral support. People viewed them as respectful Igures. The cult of pirs became very popular and their shrines can be found everywhere in Bengal.