Class VII LESSON 1 HISTORY
Q1. Who ruled Delhi in 13th century?
Q2. Who were known as scribes?
Q3. Name the warrior clan that became popular between 8th and 14th centuries.
Q4. British historians divided history into how many periods ?
Q5. Where were manuscripts and documents stored?
Q6. What is the reason for substantial differences in manuscripts of the same text?
Q7. What were the group of people called when society became more differentiated?
Q8. What does Pan- regional means?
Q9. What was Al- Idrisi known for ?
Q10. Persian wheel was used in __________________
Q11. Who were forced to migrate ?
Q12. Name the countries that comprises the Indian subcontinent.
Q13. Assertion and reason :
(a) Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true, and Reason (R) is the correct explanation of
Assertion (A).
(b) Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true, but Reason (R) is not the correct explanation of
Assertion (A).
(c) Assertion (A) is true but, Reason (R) is false.
(d) Assertion (A) is false but, Reason (R) is true.
(i) Assertion: Historians read different manuscripts versions of same text.
Reason: Scribes copied manuscripts and also introduced small changes in it.
(ii) Assertion: As scribes copied manuscripts, they also introduced small changes-a word here, a
sentence there.
Reason: These small differences narrowed down over the centuries of copy until manuscripts of the
same text became substantially same.
(iii) Assertion: Manuscripts were collected by wealthy people, rulers monasteries and temples.
Reason: There was no printing press in those days so scribes copied manuscripts by hand.