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    St.

    Xavier’S HigH ScHool


    Sector 49, Gurgaon

    GRADE – VII Subject -History


    Social Science Worksheet -1(Answer key)

    Chapter-Devotional Paths to the Divine

    Attempt all the questions.

    Q1. Fill in the blanks.

    i. Shankara was an advocate of Advaita


    ii. Ramanuja was influenced by the Alvars.
    iii. Basavanna, Allama Prabhu and Akkamahadevi were advocates of Virashaivism.
    iv.In the process, local myths and legends became a part of the Puranic stories.
    v.Alvars’ songs were compiled in the Divya Prabandham.
    vi. Nayanars saints were devoted to shiva and Alvars saints were devoted to vishnu.
    vii. Bhakti and Sufi movements have evolved since the 8th century.

    Q2. Define the following:-

    1. Hagiography-Hagiographies were the writings of saints lives or religious biographies. These are used as
    source for writing about bhakti traditions.
    2. Khanqah-Khanqahs were houses of rest for travelers especially kept by a religious order. Sufi masters usually
    held their assemblies here. Devotees of all descriptions including members of the royalty and nobility, and
    ordinary people flocked to these Khanqahs.
    3. Namghar-They are houses of recitation and prayer, a practice that continues even today.
    4. Dharamsal-Baba Guru Nanak created sacred place which was known as dharmsal. It is now known as
    Gurudwara.

    Q3. Answer the following question in not more than 30 to 40 words.

    (a) Describe the new kind of Bhakti in south India.

    1. A new kind of bhakti evolved in South India in the seventh to ninth century, comprising of the emergence
    of new religious movements which were led by Nayanars and Alvars.
    2. Nayanars were saints devoted to Shiva and Alvars were saints devoted to Vishnu. They belonged to all
    castes, including the ones who were considered untouchable like the Pulaiyar and Panars
    3. They were highly critical of the Buddhists and Jainas and preached the ardent love of Shiva or Vishnu as
    the path to salvation.
    4. They preached the ideas of love and heroism found in the Sangam literature and blended them with the
    values of bhakti.

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    Q4. Answer the following question in not more than 80 words.

    (a) The period after the 13th century saw a new wave of the bhakti movement in North India. Comment

    Ans:- The movement emphasizing the mutual intense emotional attachment and love of a devotee toward a
    personal god and of the god for the devotee.
    1. The spread of Bhakti Movement in North India was spontaneous and was centered around Rama and
    Krishna (incarnation of Vishnu).

    2. All the forms of Bhakti Movement peacefully coexisted and were immensely popular with the masses.

    3. The 14th – 17th century A.D saw the wave of Bhakti Movement sweeping through North India and the
    teachers of this movement were referred to as sants Chaitanya, Vallabhacharya, Meerabai, Kabir,
    Tulsidas, Tukaram etc.

    4. They wrote in vernacular prose and poetry in the ethnic language of the state using simple language to
    express their devotional ecstasy.

    5. They disregarded the rigidities of the caste system and carried the message of love and personal
    devotion to God to various parts of South India with the help of local languages

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