Morning Star solutions for Total History and Civics Class 9 ICSE chapter 10 - Medieval India: Composite Culture [Latest edition]

What is meant by the term composite culture?

Mention the two phases of the growth of Indo-Islamic culture.

Mention any two factors which promoted composite culture during the Mughal Age.

What is Bijak?

Who compiled Guru Granth Sahib?

Which Sufi Saint’s tomb is enshrined in the Ajmer Sharief Dargah?

Who was St. Francis Assisi?

Name the first work on Indian music compiled by an Islamic scholar.

Name the two Indian motifs used in Islamic architecture in India.

Name a temple built on the arch and dome principle of Islamic architecture.

Mention any two doctrines of Bhakti cult.

What is meant by Sufism? Name two Sufi saints.

Mention any two doctrines of Sufism.

Who was St. Francis Xavier? What did he do to spread Christianity among Indians?

What is known as Chishti Silsila?

Mention any three teachings of Guru Nanak.

Name the two famous Sufi Saints of India.

Mention the two main principles of Sufism.

Mention the impact of Sufism on India society.

Mention the two main features (principles) of the Bhakti Cult.

Who spearheaded the Bhakti movement in South India?

Mention the contribution made by Sant Dhyaneshwar to Marathi literature.

Mention the two important teachings of Guru Nanak

Mention the two main teachings of Kabir.

Who was Mirabai? What has she to say in her devotional songs?

How did the Bhakti Movement promote harmony between Hindus and Muslims in India?

How did the Bhakti reformers contribute to the growth of vernacular literature?

When and by whom was Christianity believed to have been introduced in India?

Who was St. Francis Xavier?

Name the most important Church for the construction of which Francis Xavier raised money.

Why did Francis Xavier seek an audience with the King of Travancore?

What did Francis Xavier do to save the children from the slur of being called illegitimate children?

What does Roberto de Nobili’s method of Adaptattion mean?

Give two evidences to suggest that Roberto de Nobili lived like an Indian Sanyasi.

What interpretation did de Nobili give to wearing a three-stringed thread across the chest?

Name the two Tamil words used by de Nobili for the word ‘Grace’ in Christianity.

What was Roberto de Nobili’s contribution to the growth of Christian literature in Tamil?

Why was a matter in dispute referred to Pope Gregory XV to solicit his views about it?

Who spearheaded the Bhakti movement in South India?

What were the main beliefs of Shri Ramanuja?

What was the main Contribution of Shri Madhavacharya?

What was the main contribution of Nambiandar-Nambi?

Explain the sources of reconstructing religion thoughts and ideas leading to the growth of Composite Culture with reference to:

Bijak’s contents

With reference to the sources of composite culture in India, state the significance of the following:

Guru Granth Sahib

With reference to the sources of composite culture in India, state the significance of the following:

Ajmer Sharief

With reference to the composite culture, state briefly the impact of this culture on the following:

Literature

With reference to the composite culture, state briefly the impact of this culture on the following:

Architecture

With reference to the composite culture, state briefly the impact of this culture on the following:

Paintings

Sufism was a liberal reform movement within Islam With reference to Sufism write short notes on the following:

Devotion to God

Sufism was a liberal reform movement within Islam With reference to Sufism write short notes on the following:

Caste distinctions

Sufism was a liberal reform movement within Islam With reference to Sufism write short notes on the following:

Unity of all religions

Summarise the impact of Bhakti movement with regard to:

Equality of all human beings

Summarise the impact of Bhakti movement with regard to:

Fostering unity and harmony between different communities.

Summarise the impact of Bhakti movement with regard to:

Promoting regional languages and devotional literature.

With reference to the influence of Christianity during the Mughal period, answer the following question:

Explain the role played by St. Francis Xavier and Robert de Nobili in spreading Christianity in India.

With reference to the influence of Christianity during the Mughal period, answer the following question:

Explain the role of Christian missionaries in promoting language, literature, and art in India.

With reference to the given pictures, answer the following:

Name the Bhakti Saints given in the pictures. Where were they born?

With reference to the given pictures, answer the following:

Mention any two teachings of each of these two saints.

With reference to the given pictures, answer the following:

How did the Sufi and the Bhakti movements foster the growth of Indo-Islamic culture.

Write short note on Kabir.

Write short note on Guru Nanak.

Write short note on Mirabai.

With reference to the impact of Islam, answer the following:

What was the impact on languages and literature?

Explain the contribution of the Mughal dynasty to the development of Indo-Islamic culture.

With reference to the Mughal art and architecture, explain briefly the following.

Ornamentation

With reference to the Mughal art and architecture, explain briefly the following.

Tombs

With reference to the Mughal art and architecture, explain briefly the following.

Minarets

Explain the rise and growth of the Sufi-Movement in India with reference to:

The Chiest Order

Explain the rise and growth of the Sufi-Movement in India with reference to:

The Suhrawardi Order

What do you know about the rise and growth of the Bhakti Cult? 

Discuss the main features of the Bhakti Cult?

Explain the significance (impact) of the Bhakti movement under the following head:

Ensuring Harmony between Hindus and Muslims.

Explain the significance (impact) of the Bhakti movement under the following head:

Preaching the fundamental Equality of all human beings.

Explain the significance (impact) of the Bhakti movement under the following head:

Promoting regional languages and Devotional Literature

Describe Francis Xavier’s missionary activities in India under the following headline:

His preachings among the pearl-fishers along the East Coast of Southern India.

Describe Francis Xavier’s missionary activities in India under the following headline:

His love for children of born parents not legally married.

Explain Roberto de Nobili’s missionary activities in India under the following headline:

His method of Adaptation

Explain Roberto de Nobili’s missionary activities in India under the following headline:

Development of Christian literature in Tamil

No survey of the Bhakti movement can omit the names of great woman figure who left the impression of their preaching upon future generations. In this context, explain briefly the preaching.

Lallesvari.

No survey of the Bhakti movement can omit the names of great woman figure who left the impression of their preaching upon future generations. In this context, explain briefly the preaching.

Mirabai

Name the book, where Kabir’s teachings are recorded.

Mention two important aspects of the teachings of Chaitanya Mahaprabhu.

Who was Lallesvari? What are her teachings?

Explain the characteristics of Muslim architecture under these head:

Mosques and Tombs.

Explain the characteristics of Muslim architecture under these head:

Mode of Ornamentation

Explain the characteristics of Muslim architecture under these head:

Arches, Domes and Minars