The City School

PAF Chapter
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History
Class – 7
2nd Term
Worksheets for Intervention Classes
 AKBAR’S SUCCESSORS: JAHANGIR AND SHAH JAHAN
Q1) Fill in the blanks with a suitable answer:
i) Prince Salim, the eldest of Akbar’s sons, was named after the saint _______________________.
ii) ________________________ was the tutor of Salim.
iii) Jahangir means ________________________.
iv) Jahangir married Nur Jahan in ____________________.
v) ________________________ was appointed as Diwan at Jahangir’s court.
vi) Asaf Khan was made the _______________________.
vii) Mumtaz Mahal became the wife of ______________________.
viii) The famous nature artist ____________________ lived at the court of Jahangir.
ix) Jahangir suffered from _______________ and died in ______________.
x) ___________________ was also called Shah Jahan.
Q2) Read the questions carefully and answer.
i) What made Jahangir lazy?
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ii) Describe the life of Mughal court in the light of Tuzuk-e-Jahangiri.
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iii) How did Mumtaz die and how did the event affect Shah Jahan?
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iv) Why was Kandahar lost to Mughals?
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v) Why did Da Gama put stone pillars where he landed?
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vi) Discuss the contributions of Nur Jehan in the Mughal court and rule.
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vii) Name all the cities of Hindustan which were conquered by Shah Jahan.
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viii) Why Shah Jahan’s reign was called the Golden Period of the Mughals?
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ix) List down the important monuments built by Shahjahan.
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x) Elaborate on the role of Thomas Roe.
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 AURANGZEB
Q1) Fill in the blanks:
i) Aurangzeb ascended the throne with the title of ________________.
ii) Aurangzeb abolished jizya in ___________.
iii) __________________ laid the foundations of Fort William in _________.
iv) ________________ became the next viceroy of the Deccan.
v) Aurangzeb died at the age of 90 in ________________.
vi) Afzal Khan was sent to fight _______________.
vii) Bijapur was conquered in _______________ by _________________.
viii) In _____________ Charles II got the island of Bombay as his queen’s dowry.
Q2) Answer the following questions:
i) Discuss the features of Aurangzeb’s rule.
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ii) What do you know about the Bhakti movement?

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iii) Discuss the rise of Shiva JI.
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iv) Describe the personality of Aurangzeb as a ruler.
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v) What were the conflicts between Aurangzeb and the British?
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 vi) How did Aurangzeb organize and run his empire?
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The Decline of The Mughal Empire.

Q1. Explain the causes of the weakness of Aurangzeb’s successors from Bahadur Shah I to
Muhammad Shah.
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Q2. Draw a timeline of Aurangzeb’s successors from 1707 to 1857. Write their names with dates of
their reigns.
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Q3. Discuss the reasons which led to the humiliating defeat of Muhammad Shah’s reign.
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Q4.What were results of Nadir Shah’s invasion in 1739?
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Q5. Write a note on the importance of Panipat in the Muslim history of the sub-continent. Explain
the consequences of the third battle of Panipat.
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Q6. Who was Prince Khusrao and how was he and his men punished by Jehangir?
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Q7. Evaluate the reasons for the decline of the Mughal Empire.
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The legacy of the Mughals.
i) Discuss the importance of good government and law and order in the Mughal Empire.
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ii) How did the Mughal rulers take care of their subjects? What does it show?
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iii) Why was Persian influence so prominent at the Mughal court?
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 iv) Discuss the educational developments made by the Mughal rulers. Explain with examples.
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v) Why did the Mughal emperors follow a policy of religious tolerance towards their subjects?
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vi) Why is Mughal architecture called ‘magnificent’?
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vii) Describe the similarities between the cultural life of the Mughals and those found in
Pakistan’s culture today.
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 TOPIC: Muslim Revival in the 18th and 19th century.
SECTION A
Q1. Fill in the blanks.
a) _____________ deviation from mainstream Islam caused a reaction among the ulema.
b) Khwaja Baqi Billah was the founder of _____________________.
c) _______________ was born in Sirhind.
d) Aurangzeb’s return to orthodox Islam can be traced back to the efforts of
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e) Shah Waliullah was born four years before the death of ________________ .
f) ____________________ was a theologian.
g) Jahangir imprisoned ___________________ in Gwalior jail for his disobedience.

h) _______________ is buried in Balakot.

i) Haji Shariatullah received his early education at _______________ and ______________.

Q2. Answer the following short questions.

a) Why was Sheikh Ahmed punished by Jahangir?
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b) What social evils had Shah Waliullah pointed out in muslims?
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c) State the miracle of Syed Ahmed’s tomb.
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d) What action was taken by Syed Ahmed on the complain of Afghans?
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e) State any two main objectives of the Faraizi movement.
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 Q3. Match the building in column A with the person who built in column B and write the
correct answer in column C.
Column A Column B Column C
Maulana Mohd Qasim A disciple of Shah Abdul Aziz
Nawab Amir Khan Mental Sciences
Maqulat A gifted writer
Mujaddid Alf-e-Sani Ruler of Tonk
Syed Ahmed Deoband Movement

THE INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION

Q1. Explain the causes which led to the growth of Industrial Revolution.
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Q2. Describe the changes the Industrial Revolution brought into the lives of the British people.
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Q3. Richard Arkwright called ‘The father of the Industrial Revolution”. Give details.
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Q4. How did India’s position as a colony of Britian destroy its position as a major supplier of cotton
cloth to Europe and other countries?.
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Q5. Write a note on either
The invention of Steam Engine

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A NEW POWER EMERGES- EUROPEANS
IN SOUTH ASIA.
Q1. Discuss the significance of battle of Plassey and battle of Buxar.

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Q2. Trace the events which led to the expansion of British rule from 1803-1856.

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Q3. Give an account of the British strategies against Haider Ali and Tipu Sultan.

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Q4. Describe the consequences of the War of 1857.

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Q5. Write a note on The Doctrine of Lapse.

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