KSEEB Solutions for Class 8 History Chapter 11 The Rashtrakutas of Manyakheta & The Chalukya’s of Kalyana

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Karnataka State Syllabus Class 8 Social Science History Chapter 11 The Rashtrakutas of Manyakheta & The Chalukya’s of Kalyana

Class 8 Social Science The Rashtrakutas of Manyakheta & The Chalukya’s of Kalyana Textbook Exercise Questions and Answers

I. Fill in the blanks with suitable words :

1. The founder of the Rashtrakuta dynasty was ________ .
2. The Chalukya king of Kalyana who was responsible for the defeat of the Rashtrakutas was ________ .
3. The author of ‘Kavirahasya’ is ________ .
4. The famous poem written by Ponna is ________ .
5. The most famous king among the Kalyana Chalukya was ________ .
6. The person who can be called ‘the pioneer of the social Revolution is ________ .
Answers :
1. Dantidurga
2. Tailapa II
3. Halayudha,
4. Shantipurana
5. Vikramaditya VI
6. Basaveshwara.

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II. Answer the following questions.

Question 1.
How was the administrative system of Rashtrakutas?
Answer :

  1. The kingship among the Rashtrakutas was heridity.
  2. There used to be council of ministers to assist the king
    example : Mahasandhivigrahi.
  3. For the purpose of administative continence the kingdom was divided into Rashtra, vishaya, Nadu & grama.
  4. The leader of grama was called gramati (or) prabhagaovanda. He was the leader of village.
  5. There used to be an official called Nadagavubda in nadus.

Question 2.
Write about the educational system under the Rashtrakutas.
Answer :

  1. Agraharas and mathas were the prominent educational centers in those days.
  2. Knowledge was imparted about Sanskrit the Vedas, Astrology, logic and the Puranas.
  3. Salotgi in indi taluk of Bijapur district was one of the leading centers of learning.

Question 3.
Write about the Ellora temple.
Answer :
The Kailash Nath temple at Ellora, built by Krishna is a monolithic wonder. This temple has carved from a rock 100 feet high, 276 feet long, and 154 feet wide.

Question 4.
How did the Kalyana Chalukyas encourage literature?
Answer:

  1. Literature received encouragement during the period of the Chalukyas
  2. Kannada literature prospered with the support of Jain rulers.
  3. The notable works of this period are ‘gadayuddha’ written Ranna, ‘Panchatantra’ written by Durga Simha
    ‘vikramankadeva charita’ composed Bilhana etc..
  4. The unique contribution has been the vachana literature.

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