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Class- 7th, , sub. History, Lesson – 8 Devotional Path to Divine, , A Define terms:, 1. Monotheism ; The belief that there is only one God, 2. Dargah : Grave of a Muslim saint, 3. Hagiography : writing of saints’ lives., B. Write one word Ans:, 1. Bhakti movement was related with;, Ans: Hinduism, 2. Kabir was Disciple of :, Ans: Ramanand, 3.Who dwelled on the concept of Ek Omkar?, Ans: Guru Nanak, 4.Kirtans were introduced by :, Ans: Namdev, 5. Sufism is a mystical form of:, Ans: Islam, C. Fill in the blanks:, 1. Shankara was an advocate of advaila., 2. Ramanuja was influenced by the Alvars.
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3. Basavana, Allama Prabhu, and Akklamadevi, were advocates of, virashaivism ., 4. Pantharpur was an important centre of the Bhakti tradition in, Maharashtra., D. Write ‘True’ or “False’, 1.The Bhakti Saints were social reformers also. [True], 2. The Bhakti movement was influenced by the caste system. [False], 3. Bhakti can cleanse us and help us in spiritual advancement. [ true], 4. Khwaja Muinddin Chishti came to India in around 17th century. [False], E. Very short ans type Question:, 1.How many Alvars were there?, Ans: There were 12 alvars., 2. Name the two saints of Maharashtra, Ans: 1. Namdev 2. Tukaram, 3. Name any tow great Sufis of central Asia., Ans: 1Ghazzali 2. Rumi, 4.What was known as dharamsala?, Ans: Baba guru Nanak created sacred place which was known as, dharmsala. It is now known as Gurudwara., 5.What did the term ‘nam’, ‘dam, and isnan mean?, Ans: The term nam, dan, and isnan meant right worship, welfear of others, and purity of conducts.
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6.To whom did Baba Guru Nanak appointy as his successor., Ans; Guru Nanak appointed Guru Angad , one of his followers, as his, successor., F. Short ans type Question:, 1.Why do you think many teachers rejected prevalent religious beliefs and, practices. ?, Ans: yes, many teachers rejected prevalent religious thoughts and practices, because they had numerous shot- comings and they promoted division in, the society., 2.What were the major ideas expressed by Kabir? How did he express, these?, Ans: Kabir believed in a formless supreme God and preached that the only, path to salvation was through bhakti or devotion. He expressed his ideas, through poetry and bhajans. The language of his poetry was a form of, spoken Hindi widely understood by ordinary people., 3.Who was Ramanuja? what are the main points of his preachings?, Ans: Ramanuja was a bhakti saint. He was born in Tamil Nadu in the 11th, century. He was deeply influenced by the Alvars. the main points of his, preaching’s are;, 1.Ramanuja taught people that the best means of attending salvation was, through intense devotion to Vishnu., 2.He propounded the doctrine of vishishtadvita or qualified oneness., 4. Who were the followers of BabaGuruNanak?, Ans: Baba Guru Nanak had a large number of followers they belong to a, number of caste but traders, agriculturist craftsmen predominated. The, followers of guru Nanak were all in useful occupation and they were, expected to contribute to the general fund of the community of followers.
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G.Long ans type Question:, 1.Describe the beliefs and practices of the Nathpanthis, Siddhas and, Yogis., Ans; [1] Nathpanthis, Siddhas and Yogis advocated renunciation of the, world., [2] They criticised the ritual and other aspect of conventional religion and, the social order., [3] According to them the path to salvation lay in meditation on the formless, ultimate reality., [4] To achieve this they advocated intense training of mind and body, through practices like , Yogasanas and meditation., 2. What were the major teachings of Guru Nanak?, Ans:, [1] worship as one God., [2]Irrelevance of cast, creet and gender for attaining liberation., [3] he directed to the importance of right belief and worship, honest living, and helping others., [4] He also gave the idea of equality., [5] Nam, dan , insan are major essence of his teachings., 1.Why do you think ordinary people preserved the memory of Mirabal ?, Ans: Ordinary people preserved the memories of Mirabal because, [1] She was devoted to Lord Krishna., [2] She composed innumerable bhajans expressing her intense devotion.
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[3] She challenged norms of upper castes., ___________________0______________
