The document contains 15 multiple choice questions and answers about topics in Indian history from the 7th to 12th centuries CE, including: 1) The Tang Dynasty lasted about 300 years from the 7th to 10th centuries in China. 2) Periyapuranam is a 12th century Tamil work describing the lives of ordinary men and women. 3) Powerful regional landlords called Samantas were expected to provide gifts, attendance, and military support to their overlord kings.

1. NCERT
HISTORY
CLASS 7
CHAPTER 2
PART 2

2. • Q1. How long did tang dynasty last?
• Ans. Tang dynasty remained in power for about
300 years (from the seventh to the tenth
centuries)
• Q2. What do you know about
periyapuranam?
• Ans. Periyapuranam is a twelfth century Tamil
work, which informs us about the lives of
ordinary men and women.
• Q3. What role did Samantas play in politics?
• Ans. They were expected to bring gifts for their
kings or overlords, be present at their courts and
provide them with military support.

3. • Q4. How were brahmanas rewarded by
kings?
• Ans. Kings often rewarded Brahmanas by grants
of land. These were recorded on copper plates,
which were given to those who received the land.
• Q5. Who were the parties involved in the
tripartite struggle?
• Ans. Rulers belonging to the Gurjara-Pratihara,
Rashtrakuta and Pala dynasties were the parties
involved in the tripartite struggle.
• Q6. What are prashastis?
• Ans. Prashatis were inscriptions that were written
in praise of someone or something. Usually, they
were composed in praise of the rulers.
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4. • Q7. Who was Dantidurga?
• Ans. Dantidurga was a Rashtrakuta chief who
overthrew his Chalukya overlord and performed a
ritual called hiranya-garbha.
• Q8. What kind of irrigation works were
developed in the Tamil region?
• Ans. A variety of methods were used for
irrigation. In some areas wells were dug. In other
places huge tanks were constructed to collect
rainwater.
Q9. Who were known as Samantas?
• Ans. By the seventh century there were big
landlords or warrior chiefs in different regions of
the subcontinent. Existing kings often
acknowledged them as their subordinates or
samantas.

5. • Q10.Why are temples of Thanjavur and
Gangaikondacholapuram famous?
• Ans. The big temples of Thanjavur and
Gangaikondacholapuram, built by Rajaraja and Rajendra, are
famous for its architectural and sculptural marvels.
• Q11. Who was Prithviraja III?
• Ans. The best-known Chahamana ruler was Prithviraja III
(1168-1192), who defeated an Afghan ruler named Sultan
Muhammad Ghori in 1191, but lost to him the very next
year, in 1192.
• Q12. What do you know about “tripartite struggle”?
• Ans. Rulers belonging to the Gurjara-Pratihara, Rashtrakuta
and Pala dynasties fought for control over Kanauj. Because
there were three “parties” in this longdrawn conflict,
historians often describe it as the “tripartite struggle”.

6. • Q13. Who was Vijayalaya?
• Ans. Vijayalaya belonged to the ancient chiefly family of
the Cholas from Uraiyur. He captured the delta from
the Muttaraiyar in the middle of the ninth century. He
built the town of Thanjavur and a temple for goddess
Nishumbhasudini there.
• Q14. Why did chola kings give some rich
landowners titles like muvendavelan, araiyar,
etc.?
• Ans. The Chola kings gave some rich landowners titles
like muvendavelan (a velan or peasant serving three
kings), araiyar (chief), etc. as markers of respect, and
entrusted them with important offices of the state at
the centre.

7. • Q15. What were claimed as “rent”?
• Ans. In each of states, resources were
obtained from the producers, that is,
peasants, cattle-keepers, artisans, who
were often persuaded or compelled to
surrender part of what they produced.
Sometimes these were claimed as “rent”
due to a lord who asserted that he owned
the land.