History

New Kings and Kingdoms

Question:

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

Answer:

These states were closely associated with peasants, traders and Brahmanas. The resources were obtained from peasants, cattle-keepers, and artisans who were the producers. They were compelled to surrender part of what they produced. The traders had to pay revenue. The functionaries for collecting revenue were generally from influential families or from the close relatives of the kings.

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New Kings and Kingdoms

Q 1.

Who paid revenue?

Q 2.

Who were the writers of Prashastis?

Q 3.

Who destroyed the temple of Somnath?

Q 4.

Define nagarams'.

Q 5.

Who was Prithviraja in ?

Q 6.

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

Q 7.

What were called as ur'?

Q 8.

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

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.

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

Q 22.

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

Q 23.

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

Q 24.

Who was Kalhana?

Q 25.

Who was Prithvirqja III? Who defeated him?

Q 26.

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

Q 27.

Who wrote Kitab al-Hind?

Q 28.

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