Why do you think many teachers rejected prevalent religious beliefs and practices?

What are the difficulties historians face in using manuscripts?

What changes took place in varna-based society?

In what ways has the meaning of the term “Hindustan” changed over the centuries?

Do you think merchants and bankers today have the kind of influence they had in the eighteenth century?

What were the policies adopted by Asaf Jah to strengthen his position?

How do historians divide the past into periods? Do they face any problems in doing so?

How were the Sikhs organised in the eighteenth century?

What was the impact of the Mongol invasions on the Delhi Sultanate?

How was the administration of the Ahom state organised?

Why do you think towns grew around temples?

What changes took place in varna-based society?

Why did conquerors try to control the temple of Jagannatha at Puri?

List some of the technological changes associated with this period.

What are the important architectural features of the temples of Bengal ?

How were the debates with religious scholars important in the formation of Akbar’s ideas on governance?

Match the following:

mansab                               Marwar
Mongol                                governor
Sisodiya Rajput                   Uzbeg
Rathor Rajput                     Mewar
Nur Jahan                           rank
subadar                             Jahangir

What role did the Yamuna play in the layout of the new Mughal city at Shahjahanabad?

Fill in the blanks:
(a) Archives are places where ——————— are kept.
(b) —————— was a fourteenth-century chronicler.
(c) ——, ———, ———, ——— and ——— were some of the new crops introduced into the subcontinent during this period.

What were some of the major religious developments during this period?

In what ways was the history of the Gonds different from that of the Ahoms? Were there any similarities?