CBSE Class 7 History Tracing Changes Worksheet

1. Tick the correct answer:-

1. The person belonging to another country is a-
Citizen/Foreigner

2. The word medieval means-
Middle Age / Modern Age

3. The place where documents and manuscripts are kept-
Libraries/ Archives

4. A person who copies the manuscripts -
Scribe / Sculptor

5. A person who makes maps-
Calligrapher/ Cartographer

6. A clear handwriting-
Nastaliq/Shikaste

7. Handwriting which is difficult to be read and understand-
Shikaste/Script

8. In Persian a foreigner is called as-
Watani / Ajnabi

9. In Hindi a foreigner is called as-
Desi/Pardesi

10. The legitimate leader of a Muslim Community-
Khalifa / Khilafat

11. The head or chief who governs a village or many villages-
Chief Minister / Chieftain

12. The science of making maps-
Cartography / Calligrapy

13. Division of a period of thousand years into several sub-periods-
Periodisation/Modernisation

14. An Arab Geographer in the 12th Century-
Al-Beruni/Al-Idrisi

II. Fill in the blanks:-

15. The term 'Hindustan' in the 16th Century according to ................... meant " The Geography, The Fauna and The Culture of Inhabitants".

16. The famous 14th Century poet was ...................

17. In the past the city dwellers regarded a ................... as a 'foreigner'.

18. The paper was more cheaper and easily available in the ................... century.

19. ................... were collected by wealthy people rulers, monastries and temples.

20.1) New technologies between 700-1750
a. ................ in Irrigation.
b. ................ in weaving.
C. ................ in combat.

ii) New foods and Beverages-
a. ................
b. ................
C. ................
d. ................
e. ................

21. Name the following:
a. A name derived from 'Rajaputra' The Son of the Ruter. ................
b. A group of warriors, rulers etc. who belonged to a high caste- ................
c. A caste of scribes and secretaries- ................
d. The assembly of elders who framed rules and regulations for Jatis. ................

22. Write the old names of the following places:
a. Bengal-
b. Ghazni-
c. South India-
d. Kannauj-

23. Write the names of the languages in different regions according to Amir Khusro-
a. Southern Karnataka-
b. Andhra Pradesh-
c. Gujarat-
d. Tamil Nadu-
e. Bengal-
f. Western UP-
g. In areas around Delhi.-

24. The common people did not know this language only Brahamans did- ..............

25. An Empire covering vast areas- ..............

26. The personal devotion to ones own God. ..............

27. An influential wealthy person who supports another person- ..............

28. The .............. and .............. first brought the teachings of Holy Qur'an to India in the 7th Century.

29. In the middle of the nineteenth century the British historians divided the history of India into three periods. .............. and ..............

30. The .............. and .............. able to build an empire that was Pan-regignal.