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CHAPTER 22-RULERS AND BUILDINGS 2.3 Key Concepts 1.The city of Vijayanagara was developed by the Rayas to act as the imperial capital of entire South India. 2. They built large temples for Sri Virupaksha, Ramachandra, Krishna and Vitthala using a style that had been developed by Chola and Pandya emperors of Tamil Nadu. 3. Mughal emperors were personally interested in literature and architecture. 4. Babur described his interest in planning and laying out formal gardens, placed within rectangular walled enclosures and divided into four quarters by artificial channels. Gardens were called Chahar bagh. 5. Beautiful Chahar baghs were constructed by Jahangir and Shah Jahan in Kashmir,Agra and Delhi. 6. Shah Jahan adapted the river-front garden in the layout of the Taj-Mahal. a) The Chahar bagh is in Humayun’s Tomb, Delhi. b) Terraced Chahar bagh is at Shalimar gardens Kashmir. c) The Chahar bagh is adapted as a river front garden at Lal-Mahal Bari, 1637. SESSION 2. VIJAYANAGAR AND MUGHAL ARCHITECTURE 99

CHAPTER 22-RULERS AND BUILDINGS —— CCE Based Practice Questions —— AS1-Conceptual Understanding Very Short Answer Type Questions 1. Match the following. Column A Column B i. Qutb Minar a. Tanjore ii. Kandariya Mahadeva Temple b. Amritsar iii. Bhrihardishwara Temple c. Hampi iv. Golden Temple d. Delhi v. Virupaksha Temple e. Khajuraho 2. Match the following. Column B a. Kashmir Column A b. Hampi i. Lotus Mahal c. Agra ii. Taj Mahal d. Delhi iii. Jodha Bai Palace e. Fatehpur Sikri iv. Shalimar Gardens v. Jama Masjid 3. Answer the following questions in one sentence. (i) How was the Sultan described by the Persian chronicles? (ii) Name the Chola King who built the Shiva Temple with items plundered from other temples. (iii) Why was limestone used in construction? (iv) Name the great Pandyan king who defeated the Sri Lankan King Sena I. (v) Which Sultan was the contemporary of Rajendra I? (vi) Name the central Asian ancestor of Akbar. CHAPTER 22. RULERS AND BUILDINGS 100

CHAPTER 22-RULERS AND BUILDINGS (vii) Who built Hauz–i–Sultani or the ‘Kings Reservoir’? (viii) What is the importance of Lotus Mahal architecture? (ix) Name the holy tank in Amritsar. (x) Name the important feature of Mughal Architecture, first seen in Humayun’s tomb. 4. Fill in the blanks. (xi) The Qutub Minar was completed by . (xii) Gardens constructed by Babur were called . (xiii) The Mahadeva Kendariya temple was constructed by . (xiv) was the capital city of the Kakatiyas. (xv) The entrance and main hall of the temple was called the . (xvi) The hall in front of the main shrine of the Virupaksha temple was built by . (xvii) The Vijayanagara kings held their Navratri puja at the . (xviii) was the new city Shah Jahan built in Delhi. (xix) capital was situated at Agra. (xx) The Taj Mahal is constructed on the banks of the River . Short Answer Type Questions 5. Answer the following questions in 3-4 sentences. (i) Describe the ‘Arcuate’ style of construction. (ii) Write a short note on the Virupaksha Temple. Long Answer Type Questions 6. Answer the following questions in 6-8 sentences. (i) Describe the making of Taj Mahal, the designing, number of rooms and halls and the reason behind Shah Jahan building this monument. CHAPTER 22. RULERS AND BUILDINGS 101

CHAPTER 22-RULERS AND BUILDINGS AS2-Reading the Text, Understanding and Interpretation Long Answer Type Questions 7. Answer the following questions in 6-8 sentences. (i) Read the text and answer the following questions: Temples and mosques were beautifully constructed because they were places of worship. They were also meant to demonstrate the power, wealth and devotion of the patrons. Take the example of the Rajarajeshwara temple. An inscription mentions that it was built by King Rajarajadeva for the worship of his god, Rajarajeshwara. Notice how the name of the ruler and the god are very similar. The king took the god’s name because it was auspicious and he wanted to appear like a god. Through the rituals of worship in the temple, one god (Rajarajadeva) honoured another (Rajarajeshwara). i. What was the reason behind building temples other than that these were places of worship? ii. Who built the Rajarajeshwara temple? iii. Why did the king take the God’s name? iv. What is depicted through the rituals of worship in the temple? AS3-Information Skills Long Answer Type Questions 8. Answer the following questions in 6-8 sentences. (i) From the following places –Agra, Delhi, Hyderabad, Amritsar, Thanjavur, find the popular monuments or buildings and write a brief description about them. AS5-Mapping Skills Long Answer Type Questions 9. Answer the following questions in 6-8 sentences. (i) Observe the image given below and answer the following questions. CHAPTER 22. RULERS AND BUILDINGS 102

CHAPTER 22-RULERS AND BUILDINGS i. Identify the temple. ii. Who constructed this temple? iii. To which deity is it dedicated to? And where in the temple can you find this deity located? iv. Who all participated in the rituals of the deity? (ii) Locate the following on the Map of India: Hampi, River Yamuna, Kashmir, Delhi, Madhya Pradesh CHAPTER 22. RULERS AND BUILDINGS 103

CHAPTER 22-RULERS AND BUILDINGS Objective Questions AS1-Conceptual Understanding 10. Choose the correct answer. (i) The Kandariya Mahadeva Temple is dedicated to which God? (A) Lord Shiva (B) Lord Vishnu (C) Lord Rama (D) Lord Krishna (ii) What was the capital of the Pandyas? (B) Madurai (A) Kanauj (C) Delhi (D) None of these (iii) Who destroyed the temple of Somnath? (B) Mahmud of Ghazni (A) Akbar (C) Iltutmish (D) Babur (iv) Why were the gardens planned by Babur called char bagh? (A) They comprised four symmetrical quarters. (B) They were made by four rulers. (C) They housed four tigers. (D) They comprised four unequal quarters. (v) Which Mughal ruler had his imperial court located in the Red Fort? (A) Shah Jahan (B) Jahangir (C) Babur (D) Akbar (vi) How many rulers built Qutub Minar? (B) 2 (A) 1 (C) 5 (D) 10 (vii) What was placed in a garbha–griha? (B) Precious jewels (A) King’s idol (C) Holy Book (D) God’s idol CHAPTER 22. RULERS AND BUILDINGS 104

CHAPTER 22-RULERS AND BUILDINGS (viii) Which Temple had the tallest shikhara amongst the temples of its time? (A) Kandariya Mahadeva Temple (B) Somnath Temple (C) Rajarajeshwara Temple (D) Virupaksha Temple (ix) Which one of the following is a secular building built by the Vijayanagara rulers? (A) Lotus Mahal (B) Queen’s Bath (C) Elephant stables (D) All of the above (x) Who built the Taj Mahal? (B) Babur (A) Timur (C) Shah Jahan (D) Jahangir CHAPTER 22. RULERS AND BUILDINGS 105

PROJECT BASED QUESTIONS —— Project Based Questions —— (i) Collect the pictures of some famous temples built by Cholas and Kakatiyas. Paste them in your scrap- book and label them with who built them and when. (ii) Visit the Golconda Fort and find out, who built the fort, when etc. and look for any inscriptions on it. (iii) Collect images of some famous monuments built by the Mughals, label them with their names and paste them in your scrapbook. (iv) Make a poster on the revolt of 1857 with a slogan. (v) Make a poster on the issue of caste discrimination with a strong social message. Display it in your class. (vi) Draw a sketch of Taj Mahal and try to write the name of its each part and its meaning and use. Make a presentation on it in your class. Project Based Questions 106

Additional Map Based Practice Questions CHAPTER 11-NEW KINGS AND KINGDOMS Q1. Look at the map given below and answer the following questions. (i) Which rivers flowed through the Chola empire? (ii) Name the main cities of Chola empire. Additional Map Based Practice Questions 107

CHAPTER 14-MUGHAL EMPIRE Q1. Look at the map given below and answer the following questions. Map 1: Akbar’s Reign 1605AD Kabul Kashmir Qandahar Multan Panipat Delhi Amber Agra Ajmer Fatehpur Sikri Sindh Chittor Alahabad Malwa Bengal Berar Gondwana Odisa Ahmednagar Golconda Bijapur (i) Which places shown on the map were not under Akbar’s reign? (ii) Which was the westernmost place conquered by Akbar? Additional Map Based Practice Questions 108

CHAPTER 16-MAKING OF LAWS IN THE STATE ASSEMBLY Q1. On an outline map of Andhra Pradesh, mark the assembly constituency where you reside. Additional Map Based Practice Questions 109

CHAPTER 22-RULERS AND BUILDINGS Q1. On a map of India, mark the places where the following are located. (i) Qutb Minar (ii) Kandariya Mahadeva temple (iii) Rajarajeshvara temple (iv) Harmandar Sahib (v) Taj Mahal India Political Map Additional Map Based Practice Questions 110