History

New Kings and Kingdoms

Question:

What was sabha'?

Answer:

An assembly of prominent Brahmanas that looked after brahmadeya was called sabha'.

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New Kings and Kingdoms

Q 1.

Who paid revenue?

Q 2.

Who destroyed the temple of Somnath?

Q 3.

Who were the writers of Prashastis?

Q 4.

Who was Prithviraja in ?

Q 5.

Find out more about taxes that are collected at present. Are these in cash, kind, or labour services?

Q 6.

Look at Map 1 once more and find out whether there were any kingdoms in the state in which you live.

Q 7.

What were called as ur'?

Q 8.

Define nagarams'.

Q 9.

Who was Kalhana? Why was he famous for?

Q 10.

What was called rent'?

Q 11.

What were the two major cities under the control of the Chahamanas?

Q 12.

Write a note on Prashastis'.

Q 13.

What was tripartite struggle'?              [V. Imp.]

Q 14.

What were called nadu'?

Q 15.

What kind of irrigation works were developed in the Tamil Nadu?

Q 16.

Match the following:
Gwjara-Pratiharas    –      Western Deccan
Rashtrakutas             –        Bengal
Palos                           –      Gujarat and Rajasthan
Cholas                          –          Tamil Nadu

Q 17.

How was the financial position controlled in these states?        [V. Imp.]

Q 18.

What were the activities associated with Chola temples?

Q 19.

Who were the parties involved in the tripartite struggle'?

Q 20.

What were prashastis'?

Q 21.

Trace out the emergence of the new class of rulers.    [V. Imp.]

Q 22.

What were the qualifications necessary to become a member of a committee of the sabha in the Chola Empire?

Q 23.

Write a note on Sultan Mahmud of Ghazni  [Imp.]

Q 24.

Who was Prithvirqja III? Who defeated him?

Q 25.

Who was Kalhana?

Q 26.

Why are the temples of Thanjavur and Gangaikonda-cholapuram famous for?[V. Imp.]

Q 27.

Who wrote Kitab al-Hind?

Q 28.

What was the role of temples during Chola kingdom? [V. Imp.]

Q 29.

What was sabha'?

Q 30.

How did the Rashtrakutas become powerful?

Q 31.

What was known as brahmadeya'?

Q 32.

What was the system of election of committee members for Sabha?

Q 33.

Compare the temple shown in this chapter with any present-day temple in your  neighbourhood, highlighting any similarities and differences that you notice.

Q 34.

How did the Cholas rise to power? Trace out the role of Rajaraja I in this rise.[V. Imp.]

Q 35.

Who was Dantidurga?

Q 36.

What did the new dynasties do to gain acceptance?

Q 37.

Why were the temples first targets of the conquerors?            [V. Imp.]

Q 38.

Who was Dantidurga? How did he became a kshatriya?

Q 39.

Contrast the elections' in Uttaramerur with present day panchayat election?

Q 40.

Describe the irrigation system of Chola kingdom.      [Imp.]