Samacheer Class 7 Social Science - Sources of Medieval India

Uttiramerur plates
2. ……….had stamped the figure of Goddess Lakshmi on his gold coins and had his name inscribed on it.
Muhammad Ghori

3. 3.6 grams of silver amounted to a…………….
Jital
4……….was patronised by Sultan Nazir-ud-din Mahmud of the Slave Dynasty.
Minhaj-us-siraj
5. An Italian traveller …………visited Vijayanagar Empire in 1420.
Nicolo Conti

1. A. Odisha
2. B. Hampi
3. C. Madhya Pradesh
4. D. Rajasthan

A
B
1. Khajuraho
a) Odisha
2. Konark
c) Madhya Pradesh
3. Dilwara
d) Rajasthan
4. Virupaksha
b) Hampi

True
2. The composition of metal coins gives us information on the political condition of the empire.
False

3. The high cost of copper made palm leaf and paper cheaper alternatives for recording royal orders and events in royal courts.
True
4. Domingo Paes, a Portuguese traveller, visited the Chola Empire in 1522.
False

False

2. Minhaj – us – siraj patronized by sultan Nazro udin Muhammed.
True
3. Khafi Khan was the courtier Akbar.
False

Important Mosques: Quwwat – ul Islam Masjid, Moth-ki Masjid, Fatehpur Sikri Dargah, and Charminar.
Important Forts: Agra Fort, Chittor Fort, Gwalior Fort and Delhi, Red Fort, Forts of Dauladabad, and Firozshah Kotla.

The picture and the legend on the coins convey the names of kings with their titles and portraits, events, places, dates, dynasties, and logos.
The composition of metals in the coins gives us information on the economic condition of the empire.
Mention of the king’s achievements like military conquests, territorial expansion, trade links, and religious faith can also be found in the coins.
Muhammad Ghori had stamped the figure of Goddess Lakshmi on his gold coins and had his name inscribed on it.
This coin tells us that this early Turkish invader was in all likelihood liberal in religious outlook. Copper Jitals are available for the study of the period of the Delhi Sultans.
Silver Tanka introduced by Iltutmish, Ala-ud-din Khalji’s gold coins, Muhammad-bin- Tughluq’s copper token currency is indicative of coinage as well as the economic prosperity or otherwise of the country of the time. A jital contained 3.6 grains of silver. Forty-eight jitals were equal to 1 silver tanka.

Khafi Khan
2. Tiruvalangadu copper plates belong to ………………
Rajendra Chola 1
3. …………….was the land for the maintenance of the school.
Shalabhoga
4. ………………..compiled Periyapuranam.
Sekkizhar

5. ………..is an Arabic word meaning history.
Tarikh (or) Tahquiq
6. Muhammed bin Tughluq transferred his capital from Delhi to…………………. in the south.
Devagiri (Dauladabad)

Metals like Gold and Silver are precious and rare elements.
They are shiny, strong, and have high economic value.
If such metals are used in coins in an empire, it indicates its economic prosperity.

7th Social Science Guide Sources of Medieval India Additional Important Questions and Answers