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Voyages of Discovery
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Fill in the blanks with a suitable answer:
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Henry the navigator was a Portuguese prince who lived from ________ to 1460.
King Manuel sent an explorer, ___________ to set up a trade route.
The Discoveries monument was built in ___________ .
Da Gama declared that he had come to Calicut for ____________ and ____________.
The first expedition to go right across the world was led by _____________.
The flagship of Columbus was called ______________.
Christopher Columbus was born in ___________, Italy.
Portugal is a European country to the west of ____________.
Kublai Khan was also called _______________.
Travellers called the __________________, the sea of darkness.
Read the questions carefully and answer
i)
Why is King Henry regarded with such great importance in fields of Navigation?
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ii)
What did Marco Polo write about India?
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Why do people regard Marco Polo’s journey unreal?
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Why did the Europeans want spices?
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Why did Da Gama put stone pillars where he landed?
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vi)
Why did Christopher Columbus decide to read and write? What did he learn?
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vii)
What do you know about the Golden Hind?
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viii)
What was Christopher Columbus’s Great Dream? Discuss.
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ix)
How did Da Gama defeat the Arabs?
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Elaborate on the role of Cabral.
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The Mughal dynasty 1 ---- From Babur to Akbar
Q1)
i)
Fill in the blanks:
_____________________ , the founder of the Mughal Empire, was given the title of Babur.
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Babur built up ___________ as his capital.
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A Muslim general, ________________, battled against Humayun and defeated him.
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In 1554, ___________________ died and the Suri kingdom fell into disorder.
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A detailed history of Akbar’s reign was written by a court historian, ______________.
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The four capital cities of Akbar were: Agra, Delhi, _____________________ and Lahore.
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Akbar created a new religion and called it ____________________.
viii)
In 1600, the queen of England gave permission to merchants to set up the
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Q2) Answer the following questions:
i) Why did Babur feel he had the right to rule the sub-continent?
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ii) How did Babur defeat Sultan Ibrahim Lodhi?
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iii) Describe the weapons used by Babur in the Battle of Panipat.
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iv) What did Babur think about Hindustan?
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v) Why is Humayun regarded as the least successful of the Mughal emperors?
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vi) What were Sher Shah Suri’s achievements in India?
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vii) How did Akbar organize and run his empire?
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viii) What significance did Lahore acquire during Akbar’s reign?Describe the Zenana.
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ix) What was life there like?
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x) List the salient points of Akbar’s religious policy. Which of these were considered un- Islamic?
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xi) What were the Mughal military camps like?
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xii) What events in Europe posed a threat to the Mughal emperors?
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Mughal Dynasty 2 --- The Glory days and the decline
Q1. Which were the provinces in Mughal Dynasty which are in present day Pakistan?
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Q2. What did Empreror Akbar write about Kashmir in Akbarnama?
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Q3. Who had written “Tuzuk-e-Jehangiri”?
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Q4. a ) As a result of the River Indus’ frequent changes of course, which new towns sprang up in modern
Sukkur?
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Q4. b ) Why were the three towns important?
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Q5. Write a note on Thatta and its importance.
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Q6. Who was Prince Khusrao and how was he and his men punished by Jehangir?
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Q7. What sort of a man was Jehangir?
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Q8. What records of gems were written by William Hawkins about Jehangir?
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Q9. How did Joannes describe “The Royal Road” built by Akbar?
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Q10. Write a detailed note on the life and rule of Aurangzeb.
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Q11. Why was Shah Jehan called the King of the World?
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Q12. How did Nur Jehan rule during Jehangir’s period?
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The flowering of the arts in Mughal times
i) What styles were included by Akbar in his buildings?
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ii) Describe the features of Akbar’s fort at Agra.
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iii) How many gateways does the great Jama masjid have?
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iv) What did the craftsmen of the Taj Mahal use to decorate it?
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v) Which city is called the city of Mughal Gardens? Describe.
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vi) What are the main features of Hiran Minar?
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vii) Why was the Royal Canal built and what was built in addition to that?
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viii) What did the first terrace of Shalimar Garden contain?
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ix) What was one of Akbar’s favourite stories and what did it contain?
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x) What materials did Mughal artists use for painting?
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TOPIC: The flowering of arts in Mughal times
SECTION A
Q1. Fill in the blanks.
a) Humayun’s mausoleum has been restored by _____________.
b) The Agra fort is ____________ feet high.
c) Fatehpur sikri was built in honor of the Sufi _______________.
d) The most important part of the royal area in Fatehpur sikri was the _______________.
e) The ________________ was built above the grave of Akbar’s favorite elephant.
f) The _______________ is the largest mosque in India.
g) Shah Jehan’s most famous buildi9ng was the _______________ at Agra.
h) Shah Jehan was born in the city of ______________.
i) _______________, on the outskirts of Lahore, belonged to Jehangir before he became Emperor.
j) It was Babur who introduced the ________________ garden to the sub-continent and built gardens
in all large cities of India.
Q2. Answer the following short questions.
a) What sort of a water system did the Mughals use in their gardens?
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b) Which canal was built, to bring water from the river Ravi to the Shalimar garden?
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c) Which place converted by the British in the main entrance by the British in 1850?
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d) Name any two books written during Akbar’s reign.
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e) Which Hindu poems were translated during Akbar’s time?
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Q3. Match the building in column A with the person who built in column B and write the correct
answer in column C.
Column A
Column B
Hiran Minar
Mirza Kamran
Pearl Mosque
Aurangzeb
Khwabgah Complex
Jehangir
Gadenb at Shahdara
Akbar
Badshahi Masjid
Shah Jehan
Column C
SECTION A
Q1. Describe the Naulakha pavilion and the Shish Mahal built by Shah Jehan at Lahore.
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Q2. Explain in detail the various stages for the building of the Taj Mahal and which experts were called by
Shah Jehan for this purpose.
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Q3. Shah Jehan was known ast the “summit of excellence”. Give details.
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Q4. Describe some of important buildings that were built at Fatehpur Sikri by Akbar.
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Q5. Write a note on either
a) Pearl Mosque
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b) Hathi Minar
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