Who was termed a 'foreigner' during the medieval times?
During medieval times, the term 'foreigner' was used for a person who came into a town or village community from outside.
In what sense was the term 'Hindustan' used by Minhaj-i-Siraj?
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.
In what sense was the term 'Hindustan' used by Babur?
Babur, the first Mughal Emperor used the term 'Hindustan' to mean whole of the Indian subcontinent.
Name any three new crops grown in Indian subcontinent during the medieval period.
Potatoes, chillies and tea were the three crops that were grown in Indian subcontinent during the medieval period.
Name any two foreign travellers whose writings became an important source of information regarding the medieval period.
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.










