History Ch - 1 Introduction: Tracing Changes Through a Thousand Years Social Studies - History Ch - 1 Introduction: Tracing Changes Through a Thousand Years

Two qualities attributed to Rajput were __________

When paper became cheap it was used to write __________

The word foreigner today means someone not an Indian. In the medieval period, it means __________

Arrange the following events in chronological order. 
1. Decline of Mughal empire. 
II. Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq Sultan of Delhi. 
III. British historians divided History into three periods. 
IV. Ideas of Quran introduced in India by merchants. 

Identify the following with the help of information given below. 
I. This group became important between 700 and 1750. 
II. Their name means 'son of a ruler'. 
III. It is known for extreme valour and loyalty. 

Assertion (A) British historians divided the history of India into three periods.
Reason (R) Historians accepted the rich diversity of Indian sub-continent.

Assertion (A) Historians read different manuscript versions of same text.
Reason (R) Scribes copied manuscripts and also introduced small changes in it.

In the middle of 19th century, history of India was divided into three period.

Rajput was the caste whose people were spinning wheel in weaving clothes.

Persian wheel was used in transportation.

Sultan Ghiyasuddin Balban controlled Assam, Manipur and Kashmir.

Persian wheel was used in __________

__________ were collected by wealthy people.

Term 'Hind' was coined by Amir Khusrau in the __________

'Hindustan' was used in the __________ by Minhaj-i-Siraj ,a chronicler who wrote in Persian.

Historical __________  exist in a variety of languages and forms.

You are a historian. Choose one of the themes mentioned in this chapter, such as economic, social or political history, and discuss why you think it would be interesting to find out the history of that theme.

Do you remember what Amir Khusrau had to say regarding Sanskrit, knowledge and Brahmanas?

Why do you think rulers made such claims?

Name the warrior clan that became popular between 8th and 14th centuries.

Who used to copy the manuscripts in the early Medieval period?

Of the technological, economic, social and cultural changes described in this section, which do you think were most significant in the town or village in which you live?

Compare the following 
1. In the middle of the 13th century, a scholar wanted to copy a book. But he did not have enough paper. So, he washed the writing off a manuscript he did not want, dried the paper and used it. 
2. A century later, if you bought some food in the market, you could be lucky and have the shopkeeper wrap it for you in some paper. When was paper more expensive and easily available in the 13th or 14th century? 

Can you think of any other words whose meanings change in different context?

Find out whether and for how long your state was part of these pan-regional empires.

How the views of Shias are different from that of Sunnis? ### State the difference between Shia Muslims and Sunni Muslims.

Did you notice that the names by which languages are known have changed over time?

What major changes were noticed between 700 AD and 1750 AD? ### Why was the period of thousand years between 700 AD and 1750 AD termed as a period of economic, political, social and cultural changes? 

"Historians today have to be careful about the terms they use because these towns means different things in the past." Support the statement using examples.

Describe the major developments in the religious traditions during 700 AD to 1750 AD.

Read the passage given below and answer the following questions.
Language and Region 
In 1318, the poet Amir Khusrau noted that there was a different language in every region of this land: Sindhi, Lahori, Kashmiri, Dvarsamudri (in Southern Karnataka), Telangani (in Andhra Pradesh), Gujari (in Gujarat), Ma'bari (in Tamil Nadu), Gauri, (in Bengal). Awadhi (in Eastern Uttar Pradesh) and Hindawi (in the area around Delhi). Amir Khusrau went on to explain that in contrast to these languages there was Sanskrit which did not belong to any region. It was an old language and "common people do not know it, only the Brahmanas do".
Make a list of the languages mentioned by Amir Khusrau. Prepare another list of the names of languages spoken today in the regions he mentioned. Underline names that are similar and circle those that are different. Did you notice that the names by which languages are known have changed over time?

Read the passage given below and answer the questions that follow. 
There was no printing press in those days so scribes copied manuscripts by hand. If you have ever copied a friend's homework you would know that this is not a simple exercise. Sometimes, you cannot read your friend's handwriting and are forced to guess what is written. As a result, there are small but significant differences in your copy of your friend's work. Manuscript copying is somewhat similar. As scribes copied manuscripts, they also introduced small changes - a word here, a sentence there. These small differences grew over centuries copying until manuscripts of the same text became substantially different from one another. 
(i) Who collected manuscripts for the record? 
(a) Wealthy people 
(b) Rulers 
(c) Temples 
(d) All of the above 
(ii) Where were manuscripts and documents stored ? 
(a) Hall 
(b) Archive 
(c) Treasury 
(d) Granary 
(iii) What is the reason for substanial differences in manuscripts of the same text? 
(a) Better handwriting 
(b) Introduction of small changes by scribes over centuries 
(c) Existence of multiple original manuscripts 
(d) None of the above 
(iv) Why was copying a friend's homework compared to the process of manuscript copying? 
(a) To highlight importance of handwriting skills 
(b) To emphasise the simplicity of manuscript copying. 
(c) To illustrate the challenge of deciphering handwriting. 
(d) To promote use of printing

Compare either Map 1 or Map 2 with the present day map of the sub-continent listing as many similarities and differences as you can find.