ICSE CLASS 7 HISTORY CHAPTER-THE TURKISH INVASIONS NOTES AND EXERCISE QUESTIONS & ANSWERS

ICSE CLASS 7 HISTORY CHAPTER - THE TURKISH INVASIONS NOTES AND EXERCISE QUESTIONS & ANSWERS

ICSE CLASS-7

The Turkish Invasions

1. Who was Mahmud of Ghazni ? Why did he invade India?

Ans- Mahmud of Ghazni was the ruler of Ghazni of Afghanistan. He was invade India because he wanted to build a magnificent empire in central Asia.

2. Why were Indian temples targeted by Mahmud of Ghazni?

Ans- Mahmud of Ghazni was targeted to Indian temples because Indian temples were the centres of wealth and a lot of wealth was stored in the temples.

3. Name the five Rajput kingdoms during Mohammad Ghori’s time.

Ans- The five Rajput kingdoms during Mohammad Ghori’s time was-

i. Rathors of Kanauj

ii. Chauhans of Delhi and Ajmer 

iii. Solankis of Gujarat

iv. Paramaras of Malwa

v. Chandellas of Bundelkhand

4. Why were the first and second Battles of Tarain important?

Ans- The first and second battles of Tarain are important because it resulted in the collapse of Rajput reign.

5. How did the invasion of Mohammad Ghori differ from the invasion of Mahmud of Ghazni?

Ans- The difference of the invasion of Mahmud of Ghori and Mahmud of Ghazni was- Mahmud of Ghazni invaded India to loot and plunder. He did not establish a kingdom or rule in India.

But Md. Ghori established his rule in North India and the beginning of the long Islamic rule in the India.

6. What were the causes of the success of the invasions in the 11th and 12 th centuries?

Ans- The success of the invasions in the 11th and 12th centuries were-

i. North India had disintegrated into many small kingdoms.

ii. No political unity was their among the small states.

7. What was the impact of the raids that took place during this period?

Ans- The impact of the raids that took place during this period was.

i. The Islamic culture brought with it the concept of a single formless God.

ii. Indo-Islamic contacts resulted in the emergence of a composite culture which was manifested in the architecture, language, music and food of those times.

iii. These invasions also opened the subcontinent to migration of people in large numbers.