DAV PUBLIC SCHOOL, SRESHTHA

VIHAR DELHI - 110092

Worksheet
CH- 14 REGIONAL
POWERS CLASS VII

Q.1 Fill in the blanks

a. Ahmad Shah transferred his capital from to .
b. removed Jazia on Hindus.
c. The weakening of the Delhi Sultanate had began from the time of
.
d. became the capital of Marwar.

Q.2 Answer in one word

a. A king without a capital.
b. Identify the person popularly known as Rana Sanga.
c. Name the capital of Mewar
d. Ruler who founded Jodhpur city
e. Krishnadevaraya belonged to which dynasty?
f. Main religion of people in Vijaynagar empire

Q.3 Tick ( ✔ ) the correct option

i. The Vijaynagar Kingdom was founded by two sons of
a) Sangam b) Harihar
c) Bukka d) Sahungming
ii. inducted Hindus in his administration
a) Ahmad Shah b) Firoz Shah
c) Bud Shah d) Mahmud Gawan
iii. got Mahabharata and Rajtarangini translated into Persian
and Arabic.
a) Zainul Abidin b) Sikandar Shah
c) King Lalitaditya d) Shah Mirza
iv. was the first muslim ruler of Kashmir and built first
mosque there.
a) Renchen Shah b) King Lalitaditya
c) Mahmud Gawan d) Sultan Sikandar
v. was a great scholar of Sanskrit who wrote commentaries on
Vedas
a) Harihar b) Guru Vidyaranya
c)Abidin d) Sayana

Q.4 State True or False

a. Polygamy was practiced in Vijaynagar empire.
b. Under, Mahmud Gawan the kingdom was divided into four tarafs.
c. Women were not well educated in Vijaynagar Empire.
d. Rana Sanga was the grandson of Rana Kumba.
e. The Bahamani kingdom was a cultural bridge between north and south India.

Q.5 Read the passage below and answer the following questions
Ruler Sultan Sikander (1389-1413) was a staunch Muslim. His son, Zain-ul-
Abidin (1423-1474) became famous for religious tolerance, translation of
classics into Arabic, Persian and Sanskrit like Mahabharata and Rajtarangini. He
encouraged crafts and construction of Hindu temples and Woolar Lake on the
Island Zaina Lank. He became famous as the Bud Shah (Great King) of
Kashmir.

a. Name the ruler who was also known as Bud Shah.

b. Who was the father of Zain-ul- Abidin?
c. This ruler encouraged crafts and construction of Hindu temples
and Woolar Lake on the Island Zaina Lank. Name the ruler
Q.6 Complete the cloze
The Ahoms originally belonged to(a) tribes of Burma. They
consolidated their kingdom in the eastern(b) valley, i.e. areas of
north Bengal and Assam. The name(c) is derived from Ahom.
(d) was another kingdom there. Both of them were
kingdoms.(e) Bengal wanted to capture these kingdoms
but could not succeed. During this period, Ahom was ruled by
(f) . He made Ahom a very strong kingdom and it was
given the name(g) . This dynasty ruled for more than
(h) years.

Q.7 Assertion- Reason

Assertion- Marwar and Mewar kingdoms became weak
Reason- These kingdoms were constantly at conflict with each other
a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
b) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A
c) A is true but R is false
d) A is false but R is true

Q.8 Short answers

i. List the different kingdoms that emerged in the fifteenth century
ii. In the context of the Vijaynagar Empire, could you specify the three
classes that society was structured into?
iii. Name the most famous ruler of the Bahmani dynasty, when did he rule?