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3. What was the main cause of Ghanzi’s invasion on India?

(a) To establish Mulsim rule over India (b) To expand Islam in India
(c) To plunder the wealth of India (d) All of these
4. The Rashtrakuta captial was at:

(a) Vatapi (b) Malkhed (c) Vengi (d) Warangal
5. Name the famous work of Kalhana.
(a) Rehla (b) Kitab-al-Hind (c) Rajatarangini (d) None of these

B. Fill in the blanks :
1. The Palas dynasty was founded by __________.

2. __________ later known as the Chauhans.
3. Muhammed Ghori invaded India in __________.
4. __________ were often written in the praise of the king.

5. __________ was the founder of Sena dynasty.
C. Write ‘T’ for true and ‘F’ for false :

1. King Bhoj was succeeded by his son, Mahendrapala-I.
2. The Rashtrakutas fought against the Chalukyas and the Pallavas in the South.
3. The first battle of Tarain was fought in 1092.

4. The son of Sobuktgin was Muhammad Ghori.
5. The Cholas were earlier subordinate to the Pallava kings of Kanchipuram.

D. Match the following :
Column 'A' Column 'B'

1. Gurajara-Pratiharas (a) Bengal
2. Chahamanas (b) Western Deccan
3. Palas (c) Tamil Nadu

4. Rajaraja I (d) Gujarat and Rajasthan
5. Rashtrakutas (e) Chauhan
E. Answer these Questions :

1. Discuss about the Pala dynasty.
2. Briefly describe the Chola administration.
3. What were the contributions of Rashtrakutas ?
4. How did new kingdoms emerge in the beginning of the early medieval period?

5. How did the Rashtrakutas become powerful? What did the new dynasties do to gain acceptance?
6. What were the activities associated with Chola temples become hub of economical, social and cultural life?

Life Skills and Value (Activity)

• On an outline map of India, locate the major kingdoms of North India during the early medieval
period and write their names.

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