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Class 7 History Chapter 2 New Kings Kingdoms

This document provides information about the kingdoms that arose in India during the post-Gupta period between the 8th-12th centuries CE. It details the major dynasties like the Gurjara-Pratiharas, Rashtrakutas, Palas and Cholas and their territories. It describes how the Rashtrakutas overthrew the Chalukyas to gain power and how new dynasties performed rituals to establish themselves. It also summarizes the irrigation works and role of temples during the Chola kingdom.

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Class 7 History Chapter 2 New Kings Kingdoms

This document provides information about the kingdoms that arose in India during the post-Gupta period between the 8th-12th centuries CE. It details the major dynasties like the Gurjara-Pratiharas, Rashtrakutas, Palas and Cholas and their territories. It describes how the Rashtrakutas overthrew the Chalukyas to gain power and how new dynasties performed rituals to establish themselves. It also summarizes the irrigation works and role of temples during the Chola kingdom.

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Class 7 History Chapter 2

NEW KINGS KINGDOMS


1. Match the following:
Gurjara-Pratiharas⇒ Western Deccan
Rashtrakutas ⇒Bengal
Palas⇒ Gujarat and Rajasthan
Cholas ⇒Tamil Nadu
Answer:
 Gurjara-Pratiharas ⇒Gujarat and Rajasthan
Rashtrakutas ⇒Western Deccan
Palas ⇒Bengal
Cholas⇒ Tamil Nadu
2. Who were the parties involved in the “tripartite struggle”?
Answer: 
 Three parties were involved in the “tripartite struggle” and fought for control
over Kannauj.
 These three parties were the Gurjara-Pratihara, Rashtrakuta and Pala
dynasties.
3. What were the qualifications necessary to become a member of a committee
of the sabha in the Chola empire?
Answer:
 The following qualifications were necessary for becoming a member of the sabha
in the Chola empire :
a. To become members of the sabha, one should be the owner of the land from
which land revenue is collected and should have their own home.
b. One should be aged between 35 years to 70 years of age and should have
knowledge of the Vedas.
c. One should be honest and well-versed in administrative matters.
d. If anyone has been a member of any committee in the last three years, he cannot
become a member of another committee.
e. Anyone who has not submitted his accounts or of his relatives, cannot contest
the elections.
4. What were the two major cities under the control of the Chahamanas?
Answer: 
The two major cities that were under the control of the Chahamanas were Delhi
and Ajmer.
5. How did the Rashtrakutas become powerful?
Answer:
 The Rashtrakutas in the Deccan were the subordinate to the Chalukyas of
Karnataka.
 It was during the mid-8th century when Dantidurga, a Rashtrakuta chief,
overthrew his Chalukya overlord and performed a ritual called ‘Hiranya-
garbha’ with the help of Brahmanas.
 During this period, it was thought that the sacrifcer would be reborn as a
Kshatriya, even if he was not one by birth.
 Also, they fought against the dynasties of Gurjara Pratihara and Palas. Thus,
successfully establishing kingdoms in Karnataka and Rajasthan respectively.
6. What did the new dynasties do to gain acceptance?
Answer:
 To gain acceptance, the new dynasties took on new titles and performed
religious rituals to become a part of the Kshatriyas.
 They were regarded as the subordinates or Samantas by their overloads and
later declared themselves to be maha-Samanta after gaining power and
wealth.
 The new dynasties also engaged themselves in warfare to assert their power
and carve kingdoms for themselves.
7. What kind of irrigation works were developed in the Tamil region?
Answer: 
 During the fifth or sixth century, the areas near the Kaveri river in Tamil
Nadu were opened up for large-scale cultivation.
 The irrigation works that were developed in the Tamil region led to the
development of water channels for agriculture, construction of embankments
to prevent floods and digging of wells and tanks for storage of water.
8. What were the activities associated with Chola temples?
Answer: 
 Chola temples were centres of craft production and often became the nuclei
of settlements, which grew around them.
 The Chola temples were not only places of worship but also the hub of
economic, social and cultural life.
 They were also endowed with land by rulers, as well as by others.
 The produce of this land went into maintaining all the specialists who
worked at the temple.
 Among the crafts associated with temples, the making of bronze images
became the most distinctive and these bronze images are still considered the
finest in the world.
 Most of these bronze images were of deities, while some of these images
depicted devotees as well.

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