CLASS 7 · SOCIAL STUDIES · CHAPTER 3
Simple answers to seven questions about regional kingdoms, society, culture and historical cities.
7 worked answers · short steps first, explanations when you need them
Textbook pages 76–77
Question 1
Write as a resident and mention how conflict affects safety, work and trade.
A model letter can describe how warfare disturbed daily life and made people judge rulers by both power and their care for ordinary people.
Question 2
Give one benefit of local control and one risk of vassals becoming disloyal or powerful.
It made wide areas easier to govern, but could weaken central authority.
Question 3
Compare when and where each came, their methods, how far they controlled territory and what happened later.
Hūṇa power was defeated and assimilated; Arab rule remained mostly limited to Sindh.
Question 4
Give a personal reaction and say what the act suggests about Harsha’s rule.
Answers can differ; explain your view with a reason.
Question 5
Research one Ālvār and one Nāyanār, summarise their lives and devotional work, and credit approved poem sources.
A poster or booklet should compare both poets clearly.
Question 6
Match each ancient name with its present name, then locate it using an atlas.
Examples: Kānyakubja–Kannauj; Kānchī–Kanchipuram; Ujjayinī–Ujjain.
Question 7
Recall each capital and match it to the city listed; both Pratiharas and Harsha are linked to Kannauj.
a–iii, b–v, c–ii, d–v, e–i (iv unused).