Social Studies Question(1 Marks)

As a historian, I would choose economic history because it would be interesting to know how society functioned without money. 
Also, I am curious to know how money was introduced and how it changed society.

Yes, I remember. According to Amir Khusrau, Sanskrit did not belong to any single region. 
Common people did not know Sanskrit, only Brahmanas could read and write Sanskrit.

Rulers made the exaggerated claims of conquests to show themselves as powerful warriors.

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

The scribes used to copy the manuscripts in the early Medieval period.

Coins, inscriptions, architectures and textual records are some sources used by historians for the study of a particular period of history.

Forest dwellers had to migrate because of change in their habitat. As forests were cleared to extend agriculture.

British historians divided Indian History into three periods which are Hindu, Muslim and British.

Ulama means learned theologians and jurists of Islam.

Caliph is the title given to the head of the Muslim community. Sunni Muslims accepted the authority of the Khalifas.

Prophet Muhammad's son-in law Ali was the legitimate leader of the Muslim community according to Shia Muslims.

There are two sects in Islam - Shia and Sunni.

In the 7th century, the merchants and migrants brought the teachings of Quran in India.

Delhi Sultan Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq empire stretched from Bengal (Gauda) in the East to Afghanistan (Gajjana) in the West and included all South India.

Jati Panchayat is an assembly of elders who enforces rules of jatis. Jatis frame their own rules and regulations.

The Brahmanas were known for their ability to learn Sanskrit.

The Indian sub-continent comprises of India, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Maldives, Bhutan and Bangladesh.

Quran is the Holy book of Islam.

Scribes were those professionals who used to copy manuscripts by hand.

Mughal Emperor Babur used the term Hindustan to describe the geography, the fauna and the culture of the inhabitants of the sub-continent.

Minhaj-i-Siraj used 'Hindustan' to refer the areas of Punjab, Haryana and the lands between the Ganga and Yamuna.

Ghiyasuddin Balban ruled Delhi in 13th century according to a Sanskrit text/Prashasti.

Amir Khusrau used the term 'Hind' in his poems

Al-Idrisi was known for historical cartography.

In our city, the records are kept in Tehsil. These records are written by government officials. 
The archive manager maintains them. Documents related to past are stored there. The people who use it are research scholars and the historians.

The historians divide the past into periods based on the economic and social factors which characterise them. 
But they faced problem in doing so because economic and social changes keep taking place, so definite boundaries can't be drawn.

Pan-regional empire refers to a significant empire that has control over multiple regions and small kingdom of the sub-continent. 
The Cholas, Khaljis, Tughlaqs and Mughals are prominent examples of pan-regional empire in the medieval period.

The technological changes associated with this period were as follows
→Use of Persian wheel in irrigation. 
→Use of spinning wheel in weaving. 
→Use of firearms in battlefield. 

Foreigner was any stranger in a village who was not a part of that society or culture.