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Building Temples, Mosques and Tanks

Total questions: 6

Worksheet time: 3mins

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Class
Date
1.

The architecture of the Delhi mosque explained that God chose Alauddin as king, because...

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2.

Most kings built big temples and mosques, because...

4 lines
3.

Rajarajadeva built the Rajarajeshvara temple.

a)

AGREE

b)

DISAGREE

4.

Many kings built big and beautiful temples and mosques and many other places of worship which were meant to demonstrate the power, wealth, and devotion of the patron. For example, The Rajarajeshvara temple was built by king Rajarajadeva for the worship of Lord Shiva. Why did kings use names of gods as their own?

a)

because the kings forgot their

names

b)

because the kings were blessed by

lord Shiva

c)

because the names were auspicious and the

kings wanted to appear like gods

d)

because gods wanted the people of that

kingdom to treat the kings like gods

5.

Two thirds of the earth's surface is covered by water and the human body consists of 75 percent of water and so it is clear that water is one of the prime elements responsible for life on earth. It was widely believed that the rule of a just king would be an age of plenty when the heavens would not withhold rain. Kings were expected to make clean water available throughout the empire, and for that many of them built water tanks and step-wells. Which of the following places were used both as places of worship and sanitation?

a)

the Golden temple of Amritsar with the holy sarovar

b)

the Indra temple at Gandhinagar

c)

Fatehpur Sikri mosque with a big water canal

d)

the Sun temple at Humpi

6.

It was compulsory for every king to build a temple in his kingdom in medieval India.

a)

AGREE

b)

DISAGREE