NCERT Solutions for Class 7 History Social Science Chapter 9 The Making of Regional Cultures | NCERT Solutions for Class 7 History Our Pasts – II Chapter 9. yash singhal edu tech world.

VERY SHORT QUESTIONS ANSWERS :

Q1. Who were the Naths?

Ans. The Naths were ascetics who engaged in a variety of yogic practices.

Q2. Who was Anantavarman?

Ans. Anantavarman was one of the most important rulers of the Ganga dynasty in the twelfth century.

Q3. What was called Rajputana by the British?

Ans. In the nineteenth century, the region that constitutes most of present-day Rajasthan was called Rajputana by the British.

Q4. What do you understand by the term kathak?

Ans. The term kathak is derived from katha, a word used in Sanskrit and other languages for story.

Q5. Who were the Kathaks?

Ans. The kathaks were originally a caste of story-tellers in temples of north India, who embellished their performances with gestures and songs.

Q6. What are miniatures?

Ans. Miniatures are small-sized paintings, generally done in water colour on cloth or paper.

Q7. What distinguished Kangra painting from other paintings?

Ans. Soft colours including cool blues and greens, and a lyrical treatment of themes distinguished Kangra painting.

Q8. Why do you think the second category of texts was not written down?

Ans. The second category of texts was not written down because it was circulated orally and cannot be precisely dated.

SHORT QUESTIONS ANSWERS :

Q1. What is Manipravalam? Name a book written in that language.

Ans: Manipravalam means “diamonds and corals” referring to the two languages, Sanskrit and the regional language. A book written in Manipravalam is Lilatilakam, which deals with grammar and poetics.

Q2. Why did minstrels proclaim the achievements of heroes?

Ans: From about the eighth century, most of the present-day state of Rajasthan was ruled by various Rajput families.

Stories about Rajput heroes were recorded in poems and songs, which were recited by specially trained minstrels.

Q3. Why did conquerors try to control the temple of Jagannatha at Puri?

Ans: The temple gained in importance as a centre of pilgrimage, its authority in social and political matters also increased. The Mughals, the Marathas and the English East India Company Conquered Orissa and attempted to gain control over the temple as they felt that this would make their rule acceptable to the local people.

Q4. Why were temples built in Bengal?

Ans: Because Bengal were built with the support of several “low” social groups, such as the Kolu (oil pressers) and the Kansari (bell metal workers). When local deities, once worshipped in thatched huts in villages, gained the recognition of the Brahmanas, their images began to be housed in temples.

LONG QUESTIONS ANSWER :

Q1. Who were the major patrons of Kathak?

Ans:

Kathak began evolving into a distinct mode of dance in the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries with the spread of the bhakti movement.

The legends of Radha-Krishna were enacted in folk plays called rasa lila, which combined folk dance with the basic gestures of the kathak story-tellers.

Under the Mughal emperors and their nobles, Kathak was performed in the court, where it acquired its present features and developed into a form of dance with a distinctive style.

Subsequently, it developed in two traditions or gharanas: one in the courts of Rajasthan (Jaipur) and the other in Lucknow.

Under the patronage of Wajid Ali Shah, the last Nawab of Awadh, it grew into a major art form.

Q2. What are the important architectural features of the temples of Bengal?

Ans:

Bengal witnessed a temple-building spree from the late fifteenth century, which culminated in the nineteenth century.

Many of the modest brick and terracotta temples in Bengal were built with the support of several “low” social groups such as the Kolu (oil pressers) and the Kansari (bell metal workers).

When local deities, once worshiped in thatched huts in villages, gained the recognition of the Brahmanas, their images began to be housed in temples.