16 Questions
Which animal was not commonly depicted in the art of the Indus Valley civilization?
Lion
What type of script was used in the writing of the Indus Valley civilization?
Pictographic script
What was the primary crop cultivated by the Indus Valley civilization?
Barley
What was the purpose of the Great Bath in the Indus Valley civilization?
Ritual bathing and religious ceremonies
What evidence suggests that the Indus Valley civilization had a well-organized system of governance?
Uniform weights and measures found across different sites
What was a significant aspect of the urban planning in the Indus Valley civilization?
Sophisticated drainage and sewage systems
Which Central Asian conqueror's devastating raid on Delhi triggered a major political transformation in Northern India?
Tamerlane
Who invaded northern India in 1526 and conquered the Sultanate, leading to its succession by the Mughal Empire?
Babur
What was the name of the female ruler who reigned from 1236 to 1240 during the Delhi Sultanate?
Razia Sultan
What was the established language that developed during the Sultanate and had a concrete impact on Indo-Islamic architecture?
Hindustani
Which event set the scene for centuries of migration of fleeing soldiers, intelligentsia, mystics, traders, artists, and artisans from West and Central Asia into the subcontinent, thereby establishing Islamic culture there?
Mongolian raids on West and Central Asia
Who laid the foundation of the Delhi Sultanate?
Muhammad Ghori
Which dynasty ruled over the Delhi Sultanate after the Khalji dynasty?
Tughlaq dynasty
What was the primary geographical area covered by the Delhi Sultanate?
Modern-day India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh
Which empire did the Delhi Sultanate succeed?
Ghurid dynasty
Who led a new wave of rapid and ceaseless Muslim conquests deep into South India during the Khalji and Tughlaq rule?
Nasir ad-Din Qabacha
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