Unit 8

Islam spreads to the subcontinent

Q1: What do some historians say was the reason that Islam first came to the subcontinent?

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Q2: When was the first mosque built in the Indian state of Kerala?

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Q3: What caused a military intervention by the Governor of Bahrain?

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Q4: Who took over control of Sindh from the Sassanians after the end of Persian rule in the region in
635 CE?

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Q5; Why did the Rai Dynasty clash with the Rashidun Caliphate under Hazrat Umar ibn al-Khattab?

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Write a short Biography of Muhammad Bin Qasim. In this you can cater the following headings, Date of

birth , place, family, education, career, achievemnets, death.

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Unit 10
The Beginning of Mughal Empire
Research Work:

Though Humayun was a week ruler not expert in war tactics still he fought many wars during his reign.

Do research and list the wars he fought.

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2. Write short note on Battle of Chausa .

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3. Write short note on Battle of Sirhind.

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Make a timeline showing the names and dates of the reigns of each Mughal Emperor. Use a scale of 1

cm = 10 years.

Babar 1526-1530

Humayan 1530-1556

Akbar 1556-1605

Jahangir 1605-1627

Shah Jahan 1627-1658

Aurangzeb 1658-1707

Look at your timeline to answer the following questions:

1. The two most famous Mughal emperors are also those who ruled for the longest times. By looking at

the timeline, tell which two emperors had the longest reigns.

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2. List the emperors in order of the lengths of their reigns, with the shortest reign first.

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3. Who was the emperor in the beginning of the 17th century? _________________________________

4. Who was the emperor at the end of the 16th century? _________________________________

5. Who was the emperor in the middle of the fifteen hundred? _________________________________
Unit 11
The Expansion and Decline of Mughal
Do the research and find answers to the following questions:

What personal qualities did Emperor Jahangir possess?

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Would his people have considered him a ‘good’ ruler? Why?

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What was the Peacock Throne?

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What is the story behind the Taj Mahal?

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Unit 12
The Americas
Work Sheet 1:

Answer the following questions:

What were the key features of Mayan Civilization?

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How do we know that some of the Mayans had very good mathematical skills?

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What happened to the Mayan Civilization?

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Work Sheet 2:

Answer the following questions:

What are the Key features of the Inca’s of the Andean civilisation?

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What is similar and what is different between the Mesoamerican and Andean civilizations?

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Unit 13

The Renaissance
Work Sheet 1:

Answer the following questions

How did art change during the Renaissance?

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Why, in your opinion, was painting an expensive business?

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What was the Islamic world’s contribution to the European Renaissance?

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Work Sheet 2

Do research and answer the questions that follows:

How did the influence of money help the Renaissance have an impact in the Netherlands?

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How did technology help the Renaissance develop in countries like Spain, Portugal, and England?

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Why did the people in the coastal societies cross the oceans in search of new wealth and opportunity?

What were their expectations?

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Was the Renaissance to blame for the European colonization of the New World?

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