Worksheet 3

ICSE Class 7 History & Civics · Solutions for Class 7 ICSE Frank Modern Certificate History & Civics · 6 solved questions

Exercise

1Study the Picture

Study the given picture and answer the following questions

(i) Which book is this page taken from?

(ii) This book contained the memoirs of which famous Mughal ruler?

(iii) Which language was the book written in?

(iv) What did the book contain?

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(i) This page is taken from the Baburnama.

(ii) It contained the memoirs of Babur, the first Mughal emperor.

(iii) It was written in the Turkish language.

(iv) It contained Babur's own memoirs — an account of his life and reign.

1Differentiation Table

Differentiate between the rule of Jahangir and Shah Jahan using the following points.

Points of difference	Jahangir	Shah Jahan
Name of the father
Name of the wife
Policy towards foreigners
Art and architecture
Death

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Points of difference	Jahangir	Shah Jahan
Name of the father	Akbar	Jahangir
Name of the wife	Nur Jahan (Mehr-un-Nisa)	Mumtaz Mahal (Arjumand Banu Begum)
Policy towards foreigners	He gave the English East India Company permission to set up factories at Surat and Broach.	He initially allowed the Portuguese to trade, but expelled them from Hugli on finding that they were using it for piracy in the Bay of Bengal.
Art and architecture	He was a great patron of painting; paintings of his reign were catalogued, dated and signed. He also wrote his autobiography, Tuzk-i-Jahangiri.	His reign is regarded as the Golden Age of Mughal architecture. He built the Taj Mahal, the Red Fort, the Jama Masjid, the Moti Masjid and the Peacock Throne.
Death	He died in 1627 CE while returning from Kashmir to Lahore, and was buried at Shahdara, a suburb of Lahore.	He was put under house arrest in the Agra Fort by his son Aurangzeb and died in prison in 1666 CE.

1Rebellions During Aurangzeb's Reign

Why did Guru Gobind Singh establish the Khalsa?

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In 1675 CE, Aurangzeb executed the ninth Sikh guru, Guru Tegh Bahadur, along with his three close followers. This execution infuriated the Sikhs. In response, Guru Tegh Bahadur's son and successor, the tenth guru Guru Gobind Singh, reconstituted the Sikhs and established the Khalsa — a military brotherhood.

2Rebellions During Aurangzeb's Reign

Why did the Rajputs rebel?

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In 1679 CE, after Maharaja Jaswant Singh of Jodhpur died, a conflict arose over who would be the next Raja. Aurangzeb's choice — a grandson of the former Maharaja's elder brother — was not accepted by other members of Jaswant Singh's family, and so the Rajputs rebelled.

3Rebellions During Aurangzeb's Reign

Where were the Satnamis located?

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The Satnamis were a sect concentrated in an area near Delhi, under the leadership of Bhirbhan.

4Rebellions During Aurangzeb's Reign

From where were the Jats who revolted?

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The Jats who revolted in 1667 CE were from around Mathura.

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