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G. Answer the questions in detail :
1. Give a brief account on the Gurjara-Pratiharas.
2. What do you know about the Rajputs? How can you say that they were both foreign and aboriginal
origins?
3. What were the contributions of the Rajputs in the field of art, architecture and literature?
4. Explain the art and architecture of the Chola empire.

5. What were the causes for defeat of the Rajputs?
6. Explain the terms ur, sabha and nagaram.

1. Rajputs were too strong to face the enemy, yet they could not save their kingdoms from Turkish
invaders. Why?
2. Why do you think the Chola kings sponsored such huge sums of money to build temples?

Charaka
Charaka is one of the ancient scholars of Ayurveda. His renowned work, the
‘Charak Samhita’ is considered an encyclopedia of Ayurveda. Acharya Charaka
minutely explains facts about human anatomy, embryology, pharmacology,
immunology and the mechanism of blood circulation. Acharya Charaka has been
crowned as the Father of Medicine.
His principles, diagoneses, and cures retain their potency and truth even after a
couple of millennia. When the science of anatomy was confused with different
theories in Europe, Acharya Charaka revealed through his innate genius and
enquiries the facts on human anatomy, embryology, pharmacology, blood circulation and diseases like
diabetes, tuberculosis, heart disease, etc.

In the ‘Charak Samhita’ he has described the medicinal qualities and functions of 100,000 herbal plants.
He has emphasized the influence of diet and activity on mind and body. He has proved the correlation
of spirituality and physical health contributed greatly to diagnostic and curative sciences.

New Kings and Kingdoms (AD 700 – AD 1200)
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