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Class 7 History
The Making Of Regional Cultures
Quiz 3
Which of the following Mughal Emperors patronised highly skilled painters?
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Akbar
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Jahangir
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Shah Jahan
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All of the above
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Miniatures (as their very name suggests) are small-sized paintings, generally done in water colour on cloth or paper. The earliest miniatures were on palm leaves or wood. Some of the most beautiful of these, found in western India, were used to illustrate Jaina texts. The Mughal emperors Akbar, Jahangir and Shah Jahan patronised highly skilled painters who primarily illustrated manuscripts
containing historical accounts and poetry.
The Mughal artistic tastes in painting influenced the courts of?
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Deccan kingdoms
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Rajputs
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Both A and B
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None of these
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The Mughal emperors Akbar, Jahangir and Shah Jahan patronised highly skilled painters who primarily illustrated manuscripts containing historical accounts and poetry. With the decline of the Mughal Empire, many painters moved out to the courts of the emerging regional states. As a result Mughal artistic tastes influenced the regional courts of the Deccan and the Rajput courts of
Rajasthan.
Miniatures are ________ paintings.
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Small sized
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Large sized
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3 Dimensional
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Medium sized
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Miniatures (as their very name suggests) are small-sized paintings, generally done in water colour on cloth or paper. The earliest miniatures were on palm leaves or wood. Some of the most beautiful of these, found in western India, were
used to illustrate Jaina texts.
Who introduced Malayalam language and script in their inscriptions?
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The Cheras
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The Mauryas
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King Anangabhima III
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None of these
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The rulers of Chera kingdom of Mahodayapuram introduced the Malayalam language and script in their inscriptions. In fact, this is one of the earliest examples of the use of a regional language in official records in the subcontinent.
By the late __________ century, the Basohli style of miniature painting developed in Himachal Pradesh.
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15th
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16th
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17th
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18th
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Miniatures (as their very name suggests) are small-sized paintings, generally done in water colour on cloth or paper. The earliest miniatures were on palm leaves or wood. By the late seventeenth century Himachal Pradesh had developed a bold and intense style of miniature painting called Basohli. The most popular text to be painted here was Bhanudattas Rasamanjari.
What was the role of women in stories of Rajput heroes?
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Cause for conflict
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Cause of expansion
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Cause of decline
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All of above
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Sometimes, women figure as the cause for conflicts, as men fought with one another to either "win" of "protect" women. Women are also depicted as following their heroic husbands in both life and death.
The miniature painting developed in Himachal Pradesh was called as the ________ type of painting.
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Malwa
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Basohli
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Deccan
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None
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Miniatures (as their very name suggests) are small-sized paintings, generally done in water colour on cloth or paper. The earliest
miniatures were on palm leaves or wood.
By the late seventeenth century Himachal Pradesh had developed a bold and intense style of miniature
painting called Basohli.
Who dedicated his kingdom to deity and proclaimed himself as the "Deputy" of the god?
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King Anantavarman
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King Anangabhima III
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King Ashoka
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King Bhimsen
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In 1230, king Anangabhima III dedicated his kingdom to the deity and proclaimed himself as the "deputy" of the god.
Basohli style of painting developed in and around the state of ____________.
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Gujrat
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Uttar Pradesh
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Himachal Pradesh
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Rajasthan
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Miniatures (as their very name suggests) are small-sized paintings, generally done in water colour on cloth or paper. The earliest
miniatures were on palm leaves or wood.
Another region that attracted miniature paintings was the Himalayan foothills around the modern-day state of Himachal
Pradesh. By the late seventeenth century this region had developed a bold and intense style of miniature
painting called Basohli.
Nadir Shah invaded Delhi in the year ___________.
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1739
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1757
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1742
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1735
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The Basohli miniature painting developed around Himachal Pradesh around the late 17th century. Nadir Shahs invasion and the conquest of Delhi in 1739 resulted in the migration of Mughal artists to the
hills to escape the uncertainties of the plains.
Who were Kathaks?
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A caste of story-tellers
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A caste of tribes
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A caste of craftsmen
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A caste of labourers
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The term Kathak is derived from Katha, a word used in Sanskrit and other languages for story. The Kathaks were originally a caste of story-tellers in temples of north India, who embellished their performances with gestures and songs.
Who attempted to gain control over the Jagannatha temple?
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The Mughals
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The Marathas
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The English East India Company
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All of above
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As the temple gained importance as a center of pilgrimage, its authority in social and political matters also increased. All those who conquered Orissa, such as the Mughals, the Marathas and the English East India Company, attempted to gain control over the temple. They felt that this would make their rule acceptable to the local people.
Bhanudutta's Rasamanjari was painted in _________ style.
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Basohli
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Kangra
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Mewar
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Bundi
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Miniatures (as their very name suggests) are small-sized paintings, generally done in water colour on cloth or paper. The earliest miniatures were on palm leaves or wood. By the late seventeenth century Himachal Pradesh had developed a bold and intense style of miniature painting called Basohli. The most popular text to be painted here was Bhanudattas Rasamanjari.
Miniature themes from mythology and poetry were depicted in which of the following centres?
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Mewar
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Bundi
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Kishangarh
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All of the above
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Many Mughal Emperors patronised highly skilled painters. With the decline of the Mughal Empire, many painters moved out to the courts of the emerging regional states. As a result Mughal artistic tastes influenced the regional courts of the Deccan and the Rajput courts of Rajasthan. At the same time, they retained and developed their distinctive characteristics. Portraits of rulers and court scenes came to be painted, following the Mughal example. Besides, themes from mythology and poetry were depicted at centres such as Mewar, Jodhpur,
Bundi, Kota and Kishangarh.
Many of the modest brick and terracotta temples in Bengal were built with the support of several low social groups, such as the ___________.
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Kolu
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Kansari
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Both
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None
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Bengal also witnessed a temple-building spree from the late fifteenth century, which culminated in the nineteenth century. Temples and other religious structures were often built by individuals or groups who were becoming powerful to both demonstrate their power and proclaim their piety. Many of the modest brick and terracotta temples in Bengal were built with the support of several low social groups, such as the Kolu (oil pressers) and the Kansari (bell metal workers). With the coming of the European trading companies, their socio-economic conditions improved. As their social and economic position improved, they proclaimed their status through the construction of temples.
During the fourth century the ________ rulers established political control over north Bengal and began to settle Brahmanas in the area.
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Gupta
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Kushan
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Palas
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Naga
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Bengali is a language spoken mostly in the state of Bengal and by Bengalis. Bengali is now recognised as a language derived from Sanskrit, but early Sanskrit texts (mid-first millennium BCE) suggest that the people of Bengal did not speak Sanskritic languages. From the fourth-third centuries BCE, commercial ties began to develop between Bengal and Magadha (south Bihar), which may have led to the growing influence of Sanskrit. During the fourth century the Gupta rulers established political control over north Bengal and began to settle Brahmanas in this area.Thus, the linguistic and cultural influence from the mid-Ganga valley became stronger.
In the seventh century the _________ traveller Xuan Zang observed that languages related to Sanskrit were in use all over Bengal.
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Korean
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Chinese
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Japanese
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Tibetian
The term, Pirs included ____________.
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Saints or Sufis
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Daring colonisers and deified soldiers
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Hindu and Buddhist deities
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All
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The early settlers in Eastern Bengal who migrated from the less fertile Western Bengal from 16th century onwards, sought some order and assurance in the unstable conditions of the new settlements. These were provided by community leaders, who also functioned as teachers and adjudicators and were sometimes ascribed with supernatural powers. People referred to them with affection and respect as pirs. This term included saints or Sufis and other religious personalities, daring colonisers and deified soldiers, various Hindu and Buddhist deities and even animistic spirits. The cult of pirs became very popular
and their shrines can be found everywhere in Bengal.
From the _______ centuries BCE, commercial ties began to develop between Bengal and Magadha
(south Bihar).
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4th - 3rd
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2nd - 1st
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5th - 4th
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6th - 5th.
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Bengali is a language spoken mostly in the state of Bengal and by Bengalis. Bengali is now recognised as a language derived from Sanskrit, but early Sanskrit texts (mid-first millennium BCE) suggest that the people of Bengal did not speak Sanskritic languages. From the fourth-third centuries BCE, commercial ties began to develop between Bengal and Magadha (south Bihar), which may have led to the growing influence of Sanskrit.
From the sixteenth century, as people began to migrate eastwards in Bengal, they cleared forests and brought the land under _______ cultivation.
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Rice
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Wheat
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Jowar
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Pulses
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From the sixteenth century, people began to migrate in large numbers from the less fertile western Bengal to the forested and marshy areas of south-eastern Bengal. As they moved eastwards, they cleared forests and brought the land under rice cultivation. Gradually, local communities of fisher folk and shifting cultivators, often tribals, merged with the new
communities of peasants
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