CLASS 7 · SOCIAL STUDIES · CHAPTER 4
Simple answers to eight questions on historical change, kingdoms, maps, trade and learning.
8 worked answers · short steps first, explanations when you need them
Textbook pages 106–107
Question 1
Give two political changes and two things that continued, such as trade, regional kingdoms or cultural life.
New powers and invasions marked change; trade and cultural creativity continued.
Question 2
Place the period in the centre, add dynasties around it and label arrows for their connections.
A clear diagram with accurate labels is the goal.
Question 3
Mark important cities from the chapter and connect them with arrows on a labelled map.
Check each location with an atlas; many routes are possible.
Question 4
Measure from the Coromandel coast to the Strait of Malacca using the map scale.
About 2,500–3,000 km, depending on the route and map.
Question 5
Recall the location linked to each dynasty, then match it to the monument.
a–iii, b–iv, c–v, d–i, e–ii.
Question 6
Compare the chapter maps and list continuing, declining and newly prominent dynasties.
Treat ‘disappear’ as a change in prominence in these chapters, not proof a dynasty ended completely.
Question 7
Explain how a learning centre supports teachers, students, books and exchange, then describe what its loss could disrupt.
Destruction harmed particular institutions and collections, while learning continued elsewhere.
Question 8
Compare a raiding aim with a territorial aim, then connect each to the result.
Mahmūd sought repeated plunder; Ghūrī sought lasting control of territory.