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6. It was a powerful instrument of cultural assimilation.

(a) Dance (b) Music (c) Education

B. Fill in the blanks.
1. The Muslim rulers had to employ Indian ______________ and ______________ .

2. The first example of the true arch and true dome is in ______________ located in Qutub
Complex.
3. It was to be built as a Victory Tower, to commemorate the victory of ______________ .
4. ______________ constructed Tughlaqabad with magnificent stone ramparts.

5. For constructing a large reservoir just outside ______________ , Sultan Iltutmish got
universal respect.

6. Amir Khusrau wrote his poems mainly in Persian, but also in ______________ .
C. Write True or False.

1. Early mosques were built by demolition of temples and the Muslim rulers used
the same material of Hindu temples in making their mosques and tombs.
2. Quwwat-ul-Islam Mosque was constructed from material collected from Hindu
buildings and temples.
3. Alai Minar Alauddin wanted to build a minar that should be triple of height of
the Qutub Minar.
4. Mughal period can be called the fourth classical age, after the Gupta Age of
Ancient India.
5. The Mughals built magnificent forts, palaces, gates, mosques, etc.

6. New ragas, taals, musical forms and musical instrument were introduced in
Afghanistaan.

D. Match the following columns.
Column A Column B

1. Iltutmish (a) Siri
2. Ala-ud-Din Khilji (b) Agra-Fort
3. Akbar (c) Qutab Minar

4. Shah Jahan (d) Ramcharitmanas
5. Tulsidas (e) Jama Masjid

E. Explain the characteristics of Sultanate architecture.
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