Question

ANSWER IN BRIEF:

1.Who brought Islam to India ?

2.What is meant by Bhakti ?

3.Name five regional languages that came into wide use in medieval India.

4.Name the holy book of the Muslims

5.Which European trade rival in India did the English oust by the mid-18th century?​

Answer 1

Answer:

1.Who brought Islam to India ?

Ans:Islam reached India in the very early period and it is believed that one of the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH)'s companions Malik bin Deenar came to India's western coast in 7th century and a mosque was built there in 629 EC which still exists.

2.What is meant by Bhakti ?

Ans:Bhakti (Sanskrit: भक्ति) literally means "attachment, participation, fondness for, homage, faith, love, devotion, worship, purity". In Hinduism, it refers to devotion to, and love for, a personal god or a representational god by a devotee.

3.Name five regional languages that came into wide use in medieval India.

Ans:Medieval India, especially under the Mughal rule, saw a flourishing culture of regional languages.

Medieval India, especially under the Mughal rule, saw a flourishing culture of regional languages.This was due to the fact that during that period a large number of literary works were being recorded in different regional languages.

Medieval India, especially under the Mughal rule, saw a flourishing culture of regional languages.This was due to the fact that during that period a large number of literary works were being recorded in different regional languages.The commonly prevalent regional languages during this time were:

Medieval India, especially under the Mughal rule, saw a flourishing culture of regional languages.This was due to the fact that during that period a large number of literary works were being recorded in different regional languages.The commonly prevalent regional languages during this time were:Bengali, Oriya, Rajasthani, Gujarati and Hindi in Brij form.

4.Name the holy book of the Muslims?

Ans:Quran

5.Which European trade rival in India did the English oust by the mid-18th century?

Ans:Between the middle of the 16th century and the middle of the 18th century India’s overseas trade steadily expanded.

Between the middle of the 16th century and the middle of the 18th century India’s overseas trade steadily expanded.This was due to the trading activities of the various European companies which came to India during this period. India had commercial relations with the western countries from time immemorial.But from the seventh century A.D. her sea-borne trade passed into the hands of the Arabs, who dominated the Indian Ocean and the Red sea. It was from them that the enterprising merchants of Venice and Genoa purchased Indian goods.

But from the seventh century A.D. her sea-borne trade passed into the hands of the Arabs, who dominated the Indian Ocean and the Red sea. It was from them that the enterprising merchants of Venice and Genoa purchased Indian goods.This monopoly of Indian trade by the Arabs, and the Venetians was sought to be broken by direct trade with India by the Portuguese.

Answer 2

Answer:

1. Malik bin deenar

2. devotional worship directed to one supreme deity, usually vishnu or Shiva may be attained by all regardless of sex, caste or class.

3. bengali, oriya, rajasthani, hindi and Gujarati.

4. Quran.

5. the dutch rivalry.