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D. Write True or False.

1. There were three large kindoms in the period from 750 AD to 1000 AD.
2. In 916, the Rashtrakutas reorganised their power and again attacked on
Kanauj.
3. The kingdom of Chahamanas extended up to Siber on the South.

4. The period from 800 AD to 1200 AD saw many changes in the social and
economic life of the people.

5. Muhammad Ghori was the ruler of a small kingdom in Afghanistan.
E. Match the following columns.

Column A Column B
1. Kalhana (a) 1192
2. Chandbardai (b) Ghaznavi’s Campaign

3. Second Battle of Tarain (c) Rajatarangini
4. Qutub-ud-Din Aibak (d) Turkish Noble
5. Somnath (e) A Hindi Poet

F. Answer the following questions.
1. Mention the important features of the Rashtrakuta empire.
2. Why were the Pratiharas known as the Gurjara Pratiharas ?

3. What were the main causes that led Mahmud of Ghazni to attack India ?
4. Explain the the raids of Mahmud of Ghazni?

5. Who was the actual founder of Mughal Empire in India?
6. What do you understand by the ‘tripartite struggle’ and what were its results?
7. Who were the Rajputs? How did they originate?

8. What were the causes of Mahmud’s invasions?

H TS Question
H TS Question
What were the reasons for the ‘Dark Phase’?

Activity
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Activity
A. On an outline map of India, mark the extent of Rashtrakuta, Pala, Pratihara and Rajput
kingdoms.

B. Collect pictures of the great monuments of north India and make a scrapbook with
information about their location, special features, modes of travelling to reach there, famous
handicrafts, etc.
C. Collect some pictures of the Pala sculptures from Nalanda and of miniature paintings of this
period and paste them in your scrapbook.

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