WorksheetsRULER and BUILDING
Total questions: 7
Worksheet time: 4mins
Muhammad and his father are on a tour of Delhi. They visit the Red Fort, the Jama Masjid, the Purana Quila, the Salimgarh Fort, and the Qutub Minar 🏫. Mughal architecture was developed by the Mughals in the 16th, 17th, and 18th centuries throughout the extent of their empire in the Indian subcontinent. It was a mix of Islamic, Persian, and Indian architecture🏯. Which two types of structures did kings and officials usually build?
safe, protected, and grandiose places; and buildings for public activities, like prayers
markets and forts
multiplexes and malls
lakes and baolis
Big construction projects were undertaken not only by the kings, but also rich merchants; they built temples, mosques, and wells. For example, there are many Jain temples built by rich merchants on the Shetrunjaya hill, and today there are approximately 863 marble-carved temples on these hills. Who were expected to protect all these monuments?
the British
sons of rich merchants
wives of rich merchants
kings
By the 7th century, architects added more rooms, doors, and windows to buildings. But, these were still made by placing a horizontal beam across two vertical columns. This style was used in the construction of temples, mosques, tombs ,and in buildings attached to large stepped-wells. What is this style of architecture called?
grebeate
trabeate
narrowbeate
shadebeate
Babur, Humayun, Akbar, Jahangir, and specially Shah Jahan were personally interested in literature, art, and architecture. Under which dynasty did Indian architecture flourish?
Mughals
Cholas
Rashtrakuta
Chauhans
What were the technological improvements in the Medieval period?
What is a superstructure?
What is trabeate ?
