Medieval India

Written records of events arranged in order

• artefact

• travelogue

• chronicles

• polity

History is divided into three periods

• ancient, medieval, modern

• pre-history, history, proto-history

• ancient, modern, medieval

• modern, ancient, history

Medieval period ranges from

• 700AD - 1600AD

• 700AD - 7150AD

• 7th century to 17th century

• 8th century to 18th century

The rule of ______, _____, ______comes within the later medieval period

• the Turks, the Afghans, the Cholas

• the Turks, the Afghans, the Mughals

• the Turks, the Afghans, the Mughals, the Palas

• the Turks, the Afghans, the Mughals, the Rashtrakutas

India was also known as the land of the people who lived along the River Sindhu (also known as River __________)

• Brahmaputra

• Ganga

• Yamuna

• Indus

The founder of the Mughal Empire

• Minhaj-i-Siraj

• Babur

• Akbar

• Humayun

Rulers of the early medieval period

• Palas, Pratiharas, Cholas, Rajputs.

• Palas, Pratiharas, Rashtrakutas, Cholas

• Palas, Pratiharas, Rashtrakutas, Cholas, Rajputs.

• Palas, Rashtrakutas, Cholas, Rajputs.

a person who came into the town or village from outside

• inhabitant

• zamindar

• invader

• A Foreigner or Pardesi

one of the seven wonders of the world

• Fatehpur Sikri

• Red Fort

• Kutub Minar

• Taj Mahal

land of seven rivers

• Ganga Yamuna

• Sapta Sidhi

• Sapta Sindhu

• Brahmaputra