CBSE Class VII Social Science Solutions

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Who was termed a 'foreigner' during the medieval times?

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During medieval times, the term 'foreigner' was used for a person who came into a town or village community from outside.

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In what sense was the term 'Hindustan' used by Minhaj-i-Siraj?

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Minhan-i-Siraj used the term 'Hindustan' to mean only the areas of the whole of Punjab, Haryana, Delhi and parts of modern Uttar Pradesh and Bihar.

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In what sense was the term 'Hindustan' used by Babur?

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Babur, the first Mughal Emperor used the term 'Hindustan' to mean whole of the Indian subcontinent.

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Name any three new crops grown in Indian subcontinent during the medieval period.

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Potatoes, chillies and tea were the three crops that were grown in Indian subcontinent during the medieval period.

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Name any two foreign travellers whose writings became an important source of information regarding the medieval period.

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Marco Polo of Venice and Ibn Batuta of Morocco were the two foreign travellers whose writings became an important source of information regarding the medieval period.