What was the extent of Delhi Sultan Ghiyasuddin Balban's empire?
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Delhi Sultan Ghiyasuddin Balban's empire stretched from Bengal (Gauda) in the east to Ghazni (Gajjana) in Afghanistan in the west and included all of south India (Dravida).
Sultan Ghiyasuddin Balban controlled Assam, Manipur and Kashmir.
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False. Explanation:
Sultan Ghiyasuddin Balban (1266-87) explained that he was the ruler of 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).
State whether true or false:
We do not find inscriptions for the period after 700.
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False.Explanation:
Historians use different types of sources to learn about the past depending upon the period of their study and the nature of their investigation. Last year, for example, you read about rulers of the Gupta dynasty and Harshavardhana. In this book we will read about the following thousand years, from roughly 700 to 1750 CE.
Which century marked the beginning of the medieval period? Why?
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The eighth century is taken as the beginning of the medieval period because society, economy, politics, religion and culture underwent many changes during this century.
List some of the technological changes associated with this period.
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Some of the technological changes associated with this period were the Persian wheel in irrigation, the spinning wheel in weaving, and firearms in combat.
State whether true or false:
The Marathas asserted their political importance during this period.
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True.Explanation:
Other groups of people such as the Marathas, Sikhs, Jats, Ahoms and Kayasthas (a caste of scribes and secretaries) also used the opportunities of the age to become politically important.
Scribes were the people who copied manuscripts by hand before the invention of automatic printing.
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There was no printing press in those days so scribes copied manuscripts by hand. As scribes copied manuscripts, they also introduced small changes - a word here, a sentence there.