1
____________ are the writings engraved on solid surfaces such as rocks, stones, temple walls and metals.
Inscriptions
__________ was the land gifted to temples.
Devadana
_____________ period was known as the period of devotional literature.
Chola period
_________ provides information about the first Sultan of Delhi.
Taj-ul-Ma’asir
_____________ , an Arab-born Morocco scholar, travelled from Morocco to India.
Ibn Battuta
___________ inscriptions provide details about administration in a Brahmadeya village.
Uttiramerur inscriptions
___________ had stamped the figure of Goddess Lakshmi on his gold coins and had his name inscribed on it.
Mohammed Ghori
3.6 grains of silver amounted to a___________.
Jital
______________ was patronised by Sultan Nazir-ud-din Mahmud of Slave Dynasty.
Minhaj-us-Siraj
An Italian traveller _____________ visited Vijayanagar Empire in 1420.
Nicolo Conti
Where is Khajuraho?
Madhya Pradesh
Where is Konark?
Odisha
Where is Dilwara?
Rajasthan
Where is Virupaksha?
Hampi
The composition of metal coins gives us information on the political condition of the empire. True/False
False
Who compiled Nalayira Divyaprabhandham?
Nathamuni complied Nalayira Divyaprabhandham.
What does the word Tuzk mean?
Tuzk is a Persian word meaning autobiography.
Name Jahangir’s memoir.
Tuzk-i-Jahangiri is Jahangir’s memoir.
Name the two different types of sources for
the study of history.
Primary and secondary sources are the two different types of sources for the study of history.
List out the important mosques and forts
constructed during the medieval times. (any 4)
The forts of historical importance are Agra Fort, Chittor Fort, Gwalior Fort and Delhi Red Fort.
Quwwat-ul Islam Masjid, Moth-ki- Masjid, Jama Masjid, Fatehpur Sikri Dargah (all in and around Delhi) and Charminar (Hyderabad) are the important mosques belonging to the medieval times.