New Kings and Kingdoms quiz

Dantidurga belonged to the:

The tripartite struggle was for control over:

Mahmud of Ghazni ruled from present-day:

The Kitab al-Hind was written by:

Vijayalaya captured the delta of the river:

The Brihadeshvara temple is at:

Prithviraja III belonged to the:

Rajendra I led an expedition to the Ganga valley and built the city of:

The assembly of Brahmana landowners in Chola villages was the:

Mahmud of Ghazni raided the subcontinent about:

Why did kings take on big titles like maharaja-adhiraja? (2 marks)

What was the role of Brahmanas in the new kingdoms? (2 marks)

Why did Mahmud of Ghazni attack temples? (2 marks)

What is a nadu? (2 marks)

What were Chola bronze images used for? (2 marks)

How did the Cholas develop agriculture in the Kaveri delta? (2 marks)

What was a brahmadeya? (2 marks)

What did prashastis tell about kings? Can we trust them fully? (2 marks)

Name two dynasties of the Deccan and south India of this period. (2 marks)

Why did Prithviraja III lose the second battle of Tarain? Give one possible reason. (2 marks)

Rajaraja I became king in 985 CE and Rajendra I in 1014 CE. (i) How many years apart did they come to the throne? (ii) How many years ago from 2026 did Rajaraja I come to power? (3 marks)

Arrange chronologically with dates: Mahmud of Ghazni's raids begin (about 1000), Rashtrakutas become independent (mid-8th century), second battle of Tarain (1192), Rajaraja I becomes king (985). (3 marks)

A Chola village had 1200 acres of land: 300 acres were brahmadeya, 120 acres devadana, 60 acres pallichchhandam and the rest vellanvagai. Find the area of vellanvagai land and its percentage. (3 marks)

The tripartite struggle lasted roughly from 750 CE to 950 CE. How many years is that? How many centuries? (3 marks)

The Brihadeshvara temple was completed in about 1010 CE. How many years old is it in 2026? It celebrated 1000 years in which year? (3 marks)

Read the passage and answer the questions. An inscription describes a ruler who, after defeating his overlord, performed a ritual in which he was reborn from a golden womb, even though he was not born a Kshatriya. (i) Name the ritual. (ii) Who performed it? (iii) Why did he perform it? (5 marks)

Read the passage and answer the questions. In the Chola period, the kings gave land grants recorded on copper plates. Some grants went to Brahmanas, some to temples, and some to Jaina institutions. (i) What was the land given to Brahmanas called? (ii) Land given to temples? (iii) Land given to Jaina institutions? (5 marks)

Read the passage and answer the questions. al-Biruni came with Mahmud of Ghazni and spent years learning Sanskrit to understand the people of the subcontinent. (i) What book did he write? (ii) Why is it important for historians? (iii) In which language did he write it? (5 marks)

Read the passage and answer the questions. Uttaramerur inscriptions say that members of the sabha were chosen by writing names on palm leaves and drawing lots by a young boy. (i) Where is Uttaramerur? (ii) Who could become members? (iii) Why were lots used? (5 marks)

Read the passage and answer the questions. The Chola temple was the centre of craft production. Priests, garland makers, cooks, sweepers, musicians and dancers worked there. (i) Why was the temple a centre of settlement? (ii) Name two kinds of workers. (iii) What were Chola bronzes? (5 marks)

Explain the rise of the Cholas from Vijayalaya to Rajendra I, and mark the Chola kingdom on an outline map. (6 marks)

Describe the administration of the Chola kingdom, including the ur, nadu and sabha. (6 marks)

Explain the tripartite struggle for Kanauj with a map showing the three kingdoms. (6 marks)

Describe the raids of Mahmud of Ghazni and their impact, and explain the importance of al-Biruni's work. (6 marks)

Explain how new dynasties emerged in this period, using the Rashtrakutas as an example, with a flowchart. (6 marks)