Match the following:

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

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 many teachers rejected prevalent religious beliefs and practices?

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

State whether true or false:

(a) Tribal societies had rich oral traditions.

(b) There were no tribal communities in the north- western part of the subcontinent.

(c) The chaurasi in Gond states contained several cities.

(d) The Bhils lived in the north-eastern part of the subcontinent.

Who were the parties involved in the “tripartite struggle”?

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

In whose reign did the Sultanate reach its farthest extent?

Describe the beliefs and practices of the Nathpanthis, Siddhas and Yogis.

From which country did Ibn Battuta travel to India?

Why do we know much more about the cultural practices of rulers than about those of ordinary people?

Which ruler first established his or her capital at Delhi?

How did the Rashtrakutas become powerful?