Goyal Brothers Prakashan solutions for History and Civics [English] Class 9 ICSE chapter 1.11 - The Composite Culture: Bhakti Movement, Sufism and Influence of Christianity on Indian Society [Latest edition]

What is meant by Composite Culture?

Name any two factors responsible for the emergence of Composite Culture in India.

Mention any one impact of the emergence of Composite Culture in India.

Name any two sources to reconstruct religious thoughts and ideas leading to the growth of Composite Culture.

What is Bijak?

Name any two Sikh Gurus whose sermons and hymns are included in the Adi Granth.

Name any two saints other than the Sikh Gurus whose devotional hymns are included in the Adi Granth.

Who among the Sikh Gurus announced the end of personal Guruship and named Guru Granth Sahib as the Guru of the Sikhs?

Who founded the Chisti Order (Silsila)?

Name the two stages in the Spiritual Path leading one to the Union with God?

Who sought the Raja’s permission to build a fort at Kochi?

Mention any one historic merit of the St. Francis Assisi Church at Kochi.

Mention the two main features (principles) of the Bhakti Cult.

Mention the contribution made by Sant Dhyaneshwar to Marathi literature.

Mention the two main teachings of Kabir.

Mention the two important teachings of Guru Nanak

Who was Mirabai? What was her message to the people?

Name the two famous Sufi Saints of India.

Mention the two main principles of Sufism.

When and by whom was Christianity believed to have been introduced in India?

Who was St. Francis Xavier?

Which two principles did St. Francis Xavier include among the human values?

Explain the sources of reconstructing religion thoughts and ideas leading to the growth of Composite Culture with reference to:

Bijak’s contents

Explain the sources of reconstructing religion thoughts and ideas leading to the growth of Composite Culture with reference to:
Guru Granth Sahib and Guru Nanak Dev’s teachings

Explain the importance of the following:
Ajmer Sharief Dargah

Explain the importance of the following:
Historic merit of the St. Francis Assisi Church, Kochi.

Explain the significance (impact) of the Bhakti movement under the following head:

Ensuring Harmony between Hindus and Muslims.

Explain the significance (impact) of the Bhakti movement under the following head:

Preaching the fundamental Equality of all human beings.

Explain the significance (impact) of the Bhakti movement under the following head:

Promoting regional languages and Devotional Literature

Explain the rise and significance of the Sufi Movement with reference to:
Nizam-ud-Din Auliya’s main beliefs

Explain the rise and significance of the Sufi Movement with reference to:
Impact of Sufism on Indian Society

Describe Francis Xavier’s missionary activities in India under the following headline:

His preachings among the pearl-fishers along the East Coast of Southern India.

Describe Francis Xavier’s missionary activities in India under the following headline:

His love for children of born parents not legally married.

No survey of the Bhakti movement can omit the names of great woman figure who left the impression of their preaching upon future generations. In this context, explain briefly the preaching.

Lallesvari.

No survey of the Bhakti movement can omit the names of great woman figure who left the impression of their preaching upon future generations. In this context, explain briefly the preaching.

Mirabai

Name the book, where Kabir’s teachings are recorded.

Mention two important aspects of the teachings of Chaitanya Mahaprabhu.

Who was Lallesvari? What are her teachings?

Explain the characteristics of Muslim architecture under these head:

Mosques and Tombs.

What is meant by the term composite culture?

Mention the two phases of the growth of Indo-Islamic culture.

Mention any two factors which promoted composite culture during the Mughal Age.

Name the first work on Indian music compiled by an Islamic scholar.

Name the two Indian motifs used in Islamic architecture in India.

Name a temple built on the arch and dome principle of Islamic architecture.

Mention any two features of Mughal Architecture.

Name any two poets who wrote in Urdu.

What is meant by Sufism? Name two Sufi saints.

Mention any two doctrines of Sufism.

What is known as Chishti Silsila?

Mention any two doctrines of Bhakti cult.

Who was Kabir? Mention any two of his teachings?

Mention any three teachings of Guru Nanak.

Who was St. Francis Xavier? What did he do to spread Christianity among Indians?

Mention any two steps taken by the Christian missionaries to spread the belief of Christianity through language and literature.

Explain briefly the Indo-Islamic culture. How can you say that it was a composite culture?

What were the factors that led to the emergence of composite culture during the Mughal Age?

What were the salient features of Indo-Islamic architecture?

With reference to the composite culture, state briefly the impact of this culture on the following:

Literature

With reference to the composite culture, state briefly the impact of this culture on the following:

Architecture

With reference to the composite culture, state briefly the impact of this culture on the following:

Paintings

Sufism was a liberal reform movement within Islam With reference to Sufism write short notes on the following:

Devotion to God

Sufism was a liberal reform movement within Islam With reference to Sufism write short notes on the following:

Caste distinctions

Sufism was a liberal reform movement within Islam With reference to Sufism write short notes on the following:

Unity of all religions

Summarise the impact of Bhakti movement with regard to:

Equality of all human beings

Summarise the impact of Bhakti movement with regard to:

Fostering unity and harmony between different communities.

Summarise the impact of Bhakti movement with regard to:

Promoting regional languages and devotional literature.

With reference to the influence of Christianity during the Mughal period, answer the following question:

Explain the role played by St. Francis Xavier and Robert de Nobili in spreading Christianity in India.

With reference to the influence of Christianity during the Mughal period, answer the following question:

Explain the role of Christian missionaries in promoting language, literature, and art in India.

With reference to the given pictures, answer the following:

Name the Bhakti Saints given in the pictures. Where were they born?

With reference to the given pictures, answer the following:

Mention any two teachings of each of these two saints.

With reference to the given pictures, answer the following:

How did the Sufi and the Bhakti movements foster the growth of Indo-Islamic culture?