Tracing Changes Through A Thousand Years
1. Who is a Cartographer?
2. If the context in which information is produced changes with time, what about language and meanings?
3. What are archives?
4. What is a habitat?
5. What did the poet Amir Khusrau note in 1318?
6. Do you remember what Amir Khusrau had to say regarding Sanskrit, knowledge and Brahmanas?
7. Who is a Patron?
8. Who was considered a “foreigner” in the past?
9. We do not find inscriptions for the period after 700. True or False?
10. Sultan Ghiyasuddin Balban controlled Assam, Manipur and Kashmir. True or False?
11. Archives are places where__________ are kept.
12. List some of the technological changes associated with this period.
13. What were some of the major religious developments during this period?
14. In what ways has the meaning of the term “Hindustan” changed over the centuries?
15. How were the affairs of jatis regulated?
16. What does the term pan-regional empire mean?
17. What are the difficulties historians face in using manuscripts? Discuss.
18. How do historians divide the past into periods? Do they face any problems in doing so?
19. Give a reason why the information from the manuscripts is difficult to use during the thousand years.
20. What is the value of paper in the thirteenth and fourteenth century? Compare.
21. Define Cartographer.
(a) A person who makes painting
(b) A person who make maps
(c) A person who make a sketch
(d) None of the options given
22. What are “archives”?
(a) Place where manuscripts were collected
(b) Place where diamonds were collected
(c) Place where toys were collected
(b) none of these
23. Name the new groups of people prominent in the medieval age.
(a) Kayasthas
(b) Sikhs
(c) Rajput’s
(d) All of these
Answers
Explanation:
1.The Oxford Dictionary of English app defines a cartographer as “a person who draws or produces maps.” Merriam-Webster's online dictionary says a cartographer is “one that makes maps.” And the Cambridge Dictionary, also available online, states that a cartographer is “someone who makes or draws maps.”
2.Language is always changing. We've seen that language changes across space and across social group. Language also varies across time. Generation by generation, pronunciations evolve, new words are borrowed or invented, the meaning of old words drifts, and morphology develops or decays.
3.a collection of historical documents or records providing information about a place, institution, or group of people.
4. A habitat is a place where an organism makes its home. A habitat meets all the environmental conditions an organism needs to survive. For an animal, that means everything it needs to find and gather food, select a mate, and successfully reproduce. ... The main components of a habitat are shelter, water, food, and space.
5.in 1318 the poet amir khusrau noted that there was a different language in every region in our subcontinent list them as per the region. ... Amir Khusrau noticed the follwoing languages as spoken in different regions. b. He noticed Sindhi, Lahori, Kashmiri, Dvarsamudri being used in South Karnataka.
6.Do yoy remember what Amir khusrau had to say regarding Sanskrit, knowledge and Brahmanas? Answer:Amir khusrau, said that Sanskrit did not belong to any region. It was an old language common people did not know it. only the Brahmanas spoke it.
7.
a person who gives financial or other support to a person, organization, or cause.
"a celebrated patron of the arts"
8.Who was considered a “foreigner” in the past? Answer: According to the medieval period, any stranger who did not belong to a certain society or culture and was not a part of that particular village was regarded as a foreigner.
9.We do not find inscriptions for the period after 700. The Marathas asserted their political importance during this period. Forest-dwellers were sometimes pushed out of their lands with the spread of agricultural settlements.
10.(d) Sultan Ghiyasuddin Balban controlled Assam, Manipur and Kashmir. Answer: ... (d) False; Sultan Ghiyasuddin Balban (1266-1287) ruled a vast empire that stretched from Bengal (Gauda) in the east to Ghazni (Gajjana) in Afghanistan in the west and included all of south India (Dravida).
11.An archive is a place where manuscripts are stored.
12.The Persian Wheel in irrigation.
The Spinning Wheel in weaving.
Firearms in combat.
13.Answer : The major religious developments during this period are seen in the Hinduism. (i) These included the worship of new deities, (ii) The construction of temples by royalty. (iii) The growing importance of Brahmanas, the priests, as dominant groups in society.
14.Answer: In the thirteenth century the term "Hindustan" meant the areas of Punjab, Haryana and the lands between the Ganga and Yamuna. The term was used in the political sense for lands that were a part of the dominions of the Delhi Sultan.
15.The affairs of jatis were regulated by an assembly of elders known as the jati panchayat in some areas. The jatis were required to follow the rules of their villages, which were governed by a chieftain.
16.What does the term pan-regional empire mean? Answer: The term pan-regional empire is referred to an empire spanning diverse regions. The dynasties of the Mughals, Cholas, Khaljis and the Tughluqs were extended over pan-region.