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    SUNRISE INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL, ABUDHABI

    ACADEMIC YEAR 2023-2024


    Chapter 2-New Kings and Kingdoms
    Subject: Social Science

    Name: Date:
    Grade: Teacher’s sign:

    LESSON OBJECTIVES:

    Students will be able to:


    • The emergence of new dynasties.
    • How administration was carried out in kingdoms.
    • Explain and analyse the tripartite struggle and attacks from invaders
    • Appreciate the cultural achievements of the cholas.
    Keywords:
    Samanta
    Temple
    Nadu
    Sabha
    Maharaja-Adhi raja
    Prashastis
    Sultan
    ANSWER THE FOLLOWING:

    1.How Did the Rashtrakutas Become Powerful?


    Ans. Rashtrakutas were initially subordinate to the Chalukyas of Karnataka.
    Dantidurga, a Rashtrakuta chief, vanquished his Chalukya overlord and
    performed the Hiranya-Garbha (literally the golden-womb) in the mid-eighth
    century. When the ritual was performed with the assistance of Brahmanas, it was
    thought to result in the sacrifice's rebirth as a Kshatriya, even if he was not born
    as one.
    2.What did the new dynasties do to gain acceptance?
    Answer: The new dynasties gained power and wealth. Thereafter they declared
    themselves to be maha-samantas or mahamandaleshwara. Many of such kings
    adopted high sounding titles like maharaja-Adhi raja or Tribhuvana-chakravartin.
    They also deputed learned brahmanas to depict them as valiant, victorious
    warriors. Their activities were recorded in Prashastis. They tried to demonstrate
    their power and resources by building large temples.
    3.What Kind of Irrigation Works were Developed in the Tamil Region?
    Ans. The areas near the Kaveri River in Tamil Nadu were opened up for large-
    scale cultivation in the fifth or sixth centuries. The irrigation works developed in
    the Tamil region resulted in the development of water channels for agriculture,
    the excavation of wells and tanks for water storage and the construction of
    embankments to prevent floods.
    4. What were the Activities Associated with Chola Temples?
    Ans. Chola temples commonly served as the hubs of settlements that grew
    around them. These were centres of craft production also. Chola temples were not
    only places of worship, but also economic, social, they were also endowed with
    land by rulers and others, and production from the land was used to support all of
    the specialists who worked at the temple. Among the temple crafts, the formation
    of bronze images became the most distinctive, and these bronze images are still
    regarded as the finest in the world. The majority of these bronze images depicted
    deities, but some also depicted devotees.
    5.Contrast the ‘elections’ in Uttaramerur with present day panchayat
    election?
    Answer: The system of election in Uttaramerur was quite different from that of
    the present day panchayat elections. In the Uttaramerur election, the names of the
    persons eligible to be members of the committees were written on small tickets
    of palm leaves. The tickets were put into an earthenware pot. Thereafter a young
    boy was asked to take out the tickets, one by one for each committee. But the
    present day panchayat members are elected through a general election.
    6.Look at the map given below and identify and mark those states where new
    dynasties emerged during the period of 7th -12th century.

    Home work:
    7.Think and answer
    Find out more about taxes that are collected at present. Are these in cash, kind, or
    labour services?

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