Arrival of Islamic Civilization in India and the Delhi Sultanate

Question 1

Islamic Civilization in India date

Answer 1

Islamic Civilization in India 1200-1500 CE

Question 2

Fill in the blanks-

The Delhi Sultanate was established in ___ __with the Muslim conquest of ____ India

Answer 2

The Delhi Sultanate was established in 1206 CE with the Muslim conquest of Northern India

Question 3

Was the Delhi Sultanate, the first part of india to be ruled by Muslims? If not then, what was first ruled by muslims? and when?

Answer 3

It was not the first part of India to be ruled by Muslims. Parts of the far Northwestern coastal area had been brought under Muslim control around 712 CE.

Question 4

Who ruled Northern India from about 1236-1239?

Answer 4

After Iltutmish’s death, his daughter, Raziyyat, ruled from around 1236-1239.

Question 5

Who managed to hold out against the Mongol Invasion of Asia?

Answer 5

During the first dynasty, Iltutmish (r. 1210-1236) managed to hold out against the Mongol Invasion leaving troops (a group of soldiers) on India’s northern border in the Panjab.

Question 6

What did Qutb-ud-din authorize the construction of in Northern India?

Answer 6

Qutb-ud-din, authorized the construction of a major mosque complex.

Question 7

Where did Qutb-ud-din, authorized the construction of a major mosque complex ?

Answer 7

Qutb-ud-din, authorized the construction of a major mosque complex in Delhi, the capital of his new state.

Question 8

Ashoka’s pillar was made in …………… century?

Answer 8

3rd century

Question 9

What was the Qutb Minar was distinguished by?

Answer 9

The Qutb Minar was distinguished by its towering decorative minaret

Question 10

Where was the Ashokas iron pillar left near?

Answer 10

The Ashoka’s iron pillar was left near the mosque in Qutb Minar complex.

Question 11

What does the Ashoka’s Iron pillar being left near Qutib Minar show?

Answer 11

It shows how a symbol of power and ideology were absorbed and repositioned in a Central position of later structures.

Question 12

The Vijayanagara Empire Date

Answer 12

The Vijayanagara Empire in the South of India (1346-1646)

Question 13

The Sultanate’s influence over the ___ and ___ Indian provinces was ___ where other groups held power

Answer 13

The Sultanate’s influence over the central and southern Indian provinces was weaker where other groups held power

Question 14

Where ansd when did the Vijayanagara Empire emerge?

Answer 14

The Vijayanagara Empire emerged in Southern India in 1346

Question 15

The Vijayanagara Empire lasted until?

Answer 15

lasted until the military defeat at Talikota in 1565.

Question 16

Until when did the Vijayanagara continued to have local power?

Answer 16

The Vijayanagara continued to have local power until about 1646.

Question 17

Where did the Mughal power base originate?

Answer 17

The Mughal base of power originated in the Punjab region.

Question 18

Who was the first Mughal Emperor who sought to conquer and expand power?

Answer 18

The first Mughal Emperor who sought to conquer and

expand power was Zahir-ud-Din Muhammad also known as Babur.

Question 19

Who was Babur?

Answer 19

The first Mughal Emperor who sought to conquer and
expand power
known as Zahir-ud-Din Muhammad also known as Babur, or the Tiger.
Babur was a distant descendant of Ghengis Khan the Mongol conqueror.

Question 20

By ___ his armies captured ___ and Agra and held the major centers of power in ___ India. From there he expanded and established an empire between
__-__

Answer 20

By 1505 his armies captured Delhi and Agra and held the major centers of power in Northern India. From there he expanded and established an empire between 1525 – 1550.

Question 21

Who were the sons of Barbur

Answer 21

Humayun and Sher Shah were sons of Babur

Question 22

When did Humayun trip and fall to his death?

Answer 22

In 1556, an accident occurred when Humayun, a keen astronomer, tripped and fell to his death from the steps of one of the observatories.

Question 23

Who was Akbar?

Answer 23

Akbar succeeded his father Humayun at the age of 13 as the Mughal ruler.

Question 24

What was Akbar known for?

Answer 24

He was known to sometimes slip out of the palace in ordinary clothes so he could mix with the ordinary citizens in the bazaars and markets of the city

Question 25

What Akbar did identify?

Answer 25

He identified with the mixture of cultures in India and tried to establish a policy of tolerance and peace among the divisions of Indian society.

Question 26

Akbar built a new capital outside of Delhi at __-, where the immense Red Fort was constructed.

Answer 26

Akbar built a new capital outside of Delhi at Agra, where the immense Red Fort was constructed.

Question 27

The Mughal Empire ruled from ____India. It held influence and power in regions now known as ___-and ___.

Answer 27

The Mughal Empire ruled from Northern India. It held influence and power in regions now known as Pakistan and India.

Question 28

In which period was the Fort of Lahore and the gardens of Lahore built

Answer 28

The Fort of Lahore and the gardens of Lahore were built during the Mughal period.

Question 29

Most famous Mughal architecture.

Answer 29

Taj Mahal-famous Mughal architecture.

Question 30

The Mughal Empire created ___ and a _____ to maintain the empire as it traded with the neighbouring land-based empires such as the ___Empire and the ____Dynasty.

Answer 30

The Mughal Empire created institutions and a bureaucracy to maintain the empire as it traded with the neighbouring land-based empires such as the Ottoman Empire and the Ming Dynasty.

Question 31

_____’s __ __ at Agra is one of the most symbolic and representative of Mughal architecture.

Answer 31

Akbar’s Red Fort at Agra is one of the most symbolic and representative of Mughal architecture.

Question 32

About Akbar’s red fort at Agra –

Answer 32

It is highly functional as a defensive structure that could house and centrally control his army and other important bureaucracies of the government.

Question 33

Taj Mahal-

Answer 33

The most famous of the Mughal period buildings is the Taj Mahal built out of white marble with precious stones and gold inlays. The structure was started in 1631 and completed years later. it was built by Shah Jahan for his wife who died during the childbirth