Assignment for history

Assignments of history class 7^th

Q1. Who built Rajarajeshvara temple?

Ans.  King Rajaraja Chola in Thanjavur.

Q2. Which sufi  saint  established  dargah at Ajmer?

Ans. Khwaja   Muinuddin  chishti.

Q3. Name any two pilgrimage centres?

Ans Vrindavan (Uttar Pradesh ) and  tiruvannamalai (Tamil Nadu).

Q4.  Name the city which  was the suba headquarter as well as capital of chauhan kings ?

Ans. Ajmer( Rajsthan)

Q5.  Name two famous Guilds   in South India in eighth century.

Ans  Manigramam  and Nanadesi

Q6. Who were Bidri?

Ans  The craftspersons  of bidar were so famed for inlay work  in copper and silver that it came to be called bidri.

Q7.  Why was Surat called a gateway to west?

Ans.1.  Because trade with west Asia  via gulf of Ormuz done from Surat.

2. Many pilgrim ships sailed to Mecca from Surat.

Q8. Why Surat began to decline towards the end of the 17^th century ?

Ans.  1.  The loss of the markets  and productivity .

2. control of the sea routes by the Portuguese.

3. The competition with Bombay port.

Q9. Who owned large number of ships  in 16^th &17^th century?

Ans. Mulla Abdul Ghafur  and Virji Vora.

Q10. Write architectural  splendor of Hampi?

Ans. The royal buildings were splendid with arches, domes and pillared halls for holding sculptures.

They had well planned orchards and pleasure gardens .

Q11. Which was one of the most important festivals celebrated at Hampi?

Ans.  Mahanavami  festival.

Q12. How Hampi was ruined?

Ans By the defeat of  Vijayanagara kings in 1565 by deccani sultans-  Golconda, Bijapur,Ahmadnagar, Berar and Bidar.