Pakistan International School, Jeddah

Cambridge Curriculum Section (CCS)

(Session 2023-24)
Review Worksheet
Subject: Pak-studies Grade/Sec: 8 Date: ____-____-2021
Name of Student: Marks obtained:
Part A: History 1.Complete the Fact File about Aurangzeb. [8]

Name of tax imposed

on non-Muslims Jizya Tax

Book complied
during his reign Fatawa Alamgiri

Q1: What kind of person was Aurangzeb [4]

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Aurangzeb was a self-disciplined and devoten. Muslim. He spent great deal of time in writing copies of
QuraHe tried to enforce the prescribed practices of faith amongst Muslims. He went back to use of Islamic
calendar. He appointed a council of theologians to produce fatawa Alamgiriya, an important book of Islamic
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He imposed the discriminatory Islamic tax Jizya on the non-Muslims . He also demolished a number of
Hindu temples, and adopted a harsh attitude towards the Sikhs.
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Being a staunch Sunni ruler, he banned many activities such as painting, music, drinking, gambling and
dance that had been part of the Indian culture and society.
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Q2What were the internal causes of Mughal Decline? Write about any 2 causes [6]

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Aurangzeb’s successors were inefficient. These weak successors became victim to an extravagant lifestyle
as a result of which they failed to run and defend the huge empire effectively. The wars of succession led to a
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division of the army with various lobbies supporting various princes. Succession was usually decided by the
ability of the individual princes and the support and strength they could get from the courtiers and the army.
This infighting incurred huge loss to the state exchequer that should have been spent on the public welfare
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and consolidating the empire.
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Invasions by the Persians, Afghans and Europeans further accelerated the process of decline. Nadir Shah
Durrani sacked many cities in 1739, and Ahmed Shah Abdali repeatedly attacked India 1748 onwards.
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Gradually, fighting wars became expensive and the military was stretched and suffered from inefficiency and
skills. It became hard to defend a vast empire .
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Q1. Answer the following question. [5pts/ ]

(i) How many books Shah Wali Ullah wrote in Persian and Arabic?
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(ii) Name the famous books of Shah Wali Ullah?

, “Hujjat Ullah al-Baligha” “Izalat ul Ikhfa”,
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(iii) What was the name of Battle in which Shah Wali Ullah defeated the
Marathas?
Battle of panipat
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(iv) Write the name of two books written by Shah Wali Ullah?
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, “Hujjat Ullah al-Baligha” “Izalat ul Ikhfa”,

Q2. What did Shah Wali Ullah think were the main causes of the problems
of the Muslims? [5pts/ ]
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Shah Wali Ullah was a great reformer. He was born in 1703, only four years before the death of Aurangzeb.
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Therefore, he was a witness to, and worried over the process of the decline of the Mughal Empire and the
deteriorating condition of the Indian Muslims. He believed that the main reason of the miserable condition of the
Muslims was their ignorance of Quran and Sunnah. Persian, the court language, was understood by the
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educated Muslim elite. So, he translated the Quran into Persian language. This way a greater number of Muslims
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could understand and follow the Quranic teachings.

In order to create awareness among Muslims regarding the problems faced by them and the possible solutions
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to the problems, he wrote several books. The most famous book was, “Hujjat Ullah al-Baligha” in which he
analyzed the problems of the Muslim community. In “Izalat ul Ikhfa”, he tried to remove the differences between
the two major sects of Islam, Sunni and Shi’a Muslims
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Part B: Geography : Study the Map & answer the question which follows

(i) Name the cities A, B and C. [3]

Hyderabad
A ________________________ B – Lahore
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C – Peshawar
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ii) Write about economic importance of Northern Mountains. [5]

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1. A source of valuable minerals, timber and fruits. it also provides raw materials for furniture. Snow capped peaks melt
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during summer to drain water into river Indus & its tributaries
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Historic passes connect Pakistan to China and Afghanistan
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iii) Study Fig. , a map of Pakistan

(i) Name the province A.

Balochistan
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ii) Name the plateau C..
Potwar Plateau
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