Exercise Question Answers for Chapter 2 Reshaping India’s Political Map for Class VIII in subject social Science ********************************* Questions and activities: 1. Compare the political strategies of the Delhi Sultanate and the Mughals. What similarities and differences existed between them? Answer: Similarities: Both aimed to control a large part of India. Both used strong armies and weapons to conquer. Taxes from people and trade were their main income. Built forts, palaces, and mosques/temples. Faced resistance from local rulers. Differences: Delhi Sultans mostly ruled through force and raids. Mughal rulers, especially Akbar, used alliances, marriages, and tolerance. Mughals built a better administration (mansabdari system). Delhi Sultans shifted capitals and had frequent violent successions. Mughals stayed in power longer because of better planning. 2. Why did kingdoms like the Vijayanagara Empire and the Ahom Kin...
Textbook Questions
Chapter- What,Where,How and When
Class-VI
Subject- Social Studies
***************************************
1. Match the following:-
1. Narmada Valley -------- a) The first big Kingdom
2. Magadha --------- b) Hunting and gathering
3. Garo hills --------- c) Cities about 2500 years ago
4. Indus and it's tributries -------- d) Earlier agriculture
5. Ganga valley --------- e) The first cities
3. Garo hills --------- c) Cities about 2500 years ago
4. Indus and it's tributries -------- d) Earlier agriculture
5. Ganga valley --------- e) The first cities
Answer:
1.b 2.a 3.d 4.e 5.c
1.b 2.a 3.d 4.e 5.c
2. List one major difference between menuscripts and inscriptions.
Answer:
Manuscripts:- Old handwritten records of the past on palm leaves or bark birch trees
Inscriptions:- Text made own hard surfaces such as stone slabs, metal and pillars
Manuscripts:- Old handwritten records of the past on palm leaves or bark birch trees
Inscriptions:- Text made own hard surfaces such as stone slabs, metal and pillars
Let's discuss
3. Rashida's question
Returning to Rashida's question,can you think of some answers of it?
Returning to Rashida's question,can you think of some answers of it?
Answer:-People can learn about the past in various ways:-
a) Through the analysis of manuscripts, holy texts, epics and poetry.
b) From different decipherable
c) Through the examination of fossilised remains, pottery, tools, weaponry, jewellery and coins.
a) Through the analysis of manuscripts, holy texts, epics and poetry.
b) From different decipherable
c) Through the examination of fossilised remains, pottery, tools, weaponry, jewellery and coins.
4. Make a list of all the objects that archaeologists may find during excavation. Which of these could be made of stone?
Answer:-
During exacavation, Archaeologists may find objects such as tools, weapons, pots, pans, coins and ornaments. Buildings, some tools, toys and weapons could have been made of stone.
5. Why do you think ordinary men and women did not generally keep records of what they did?
Answer:-
As they were uneducated and illiterate, common men and women typically did not preserve records of their actions.
6. Describe at least two ways in which you think the lives of kings would have been different from those of farmers.
Answer:-
Lives of kings
a) King's head opulent and affluent lives.
b) Their primary duties were maintaining the kingdom's peace, dispensing Justice and upholding the law.
Live of farmers
a) Farmers must have had typical lifestyles and perhaps faced various challenges
b) To grow crops, they would have needed to put forth a lot of effort in the fields.
Comments
Post a Comment