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CBSE Worksheet Class 7 History Chapter 8: Devotional Paths to the Divine 1. Fill in the blanks. (a) _____ was an advocate of Advaita. (b) The Alvars had an influence on ____. (c) Basavanna, Allama Prabhu, and Akkamahadevi were advocates of...

CBSE Worksheet Class 7 History Chapter 8: Devotional Paths to the Divine 1. Fill in the blanks. (a) _____ was an advocate of Advaita. (b) The Alvars had an influence on ____. (c) Basavanna, Allama Prabhu, and Akkamahadevi were advocates of _____. (d) Pandharpur was a significant hub for the Bhakti tradition in _____. (e) Local myths and legends were incorporated into the _____ stories as a result. 2. State T for True and F for False for the following questions: (a) Rich oral traditions existed in tribal societies. (b) Pulaiyar and the Panars belonged to the castes of the Brahmanas. (c) A Marathi devotional song is called Abhang. (d) Hinduism's holy book is called Guru Granth Sahib. (e) In 1604 Guru Arjan collected all of Nanak's works into one collection. 3. Match the following. Column I Column II Martin Luther Marathi devotional hymn Abhang Translated Bible into german language Guru Granth sahib Worship of Shiva Ramcharitmanas Holy scripture of Sikhs Nayanars Tulsidas 4. Since the eighth century, which devotional practice has changed? (a) Bhakti (b) Sufism (c) Both (a) and (b) (d) None of these CBSE Worksheet www.vedantu.com 1 5. What was NOT worshipped during the Bhakti movement as the Hindu supreme deity? (a) Shiva (b) Vishnu (c) Ganesha (d) Durga 6. Religious biographies are known as (a) autobiography (b) geography (c) photography (d) hagiography 7. Which Indian state was the birthplace of Ramanuja? (a) Kerala (b) Tamil Nadu (c) Andhra Pradesh (d) None of these 8. Who was the companion of Basavanna? 9. Whose form is Vitthala? 10. In Marathi, who revised the Gita? 11. What are the disciples in the Sufi system called? 12. What is Shariat? 13. In which language the Ramacharitamanas is written? 14. Who was brought up by a family of weavers? 15. How did the people worship their god? CBSE Worksheet www.vedantu.com 2 16. Why did people start following the teachings of the Buddha and the Jainas? 17. Which principles did the Bhagavadgita support? 18. What part did the Chola and Pandya kings play in tying the bhakti tradition and temple worship together? 19. What characterised most of the saints as being special? 20. What was Tulsidas' conception? 21. Which concept was favoured by most people? 22. What was the philosophy of Shankara, and who was he? 23. How well do you comprehend the Virashaiva movement? 24. Who were Sufis? What were Sufis devoted to? 25. List the saints of Maharashtra by name. What did they believe? Answer for Worksheets 1. (a) Shankara (b) Ramanuja (c) Virashaivism (d) Maharashtra (e) Puranic 2. (a) T (b) F (c) T (d) F CBSE Worksheet www.vedantu.com 3  (e) T 3. Column I Column II Martin Luther Translated Bible into german language Abhang Marathi devotional hymn Guru Granth sahib Holy scripture of Sikhs Ramcharitmanas Tulsidas Nayanars Worship of Shiva 4. (c) Both (a) and (b) 5. (c) Ganesha 6. (d) hagiography 7. (b) Tamil Nadu 8. Allama Prabhu 9. Vitthala is a form of vishnu. 10. Saint Janeshwara revised the Gita in Marathi. 11. Murids 12. It was created by Muslim scholars as holy law. 13. Awadhi 14. Kabir CBSE Worksheet www.vedantu.com 4 15. People engaged in a variety of bhakti practises and ceremonies, sang bhajans, kirtans, or qawwali, or even silently repeated the name of God. 16. Many people looked to the teachings of the Buddha or the Jainas, which claimed that through individual effort, it was possible to overcome social differences and end the cycle of rebirth. 17. There was the notion of a Supreme God who, when worshipped, could free people from such shackles. The Bhagavadgita promoted this idea, which gained popularity. 18. The linkages between the bhakti tradition and temple devotion were strengthened when the Chola and Pandya rulers constructed enormous temples around many of the shrines that the saint poets visited. 19. The majority of the saints' works were written in regional languages and had the ability to be sung, which gives them a special distinction. These are typically spread orally by women and the poorest communities. 20. God was imagined by Tulsidas as Rama. He wrote the well-known epic Ramcharitmanas, which is significant as a literary masterpiece and as a statement of his devotion. 21. It became commonly understood that all living creatures undergo endless cycles of birth and rebirth during which they carry out both good and harmful activities. The idea that social advantages stem from birth in a "high caste" or "noble" family has been the subject of numerous academic writings. 22. One of India's most important philosophers Shankara spent the eighth century in Kerala. He supported the Advaita school of thought, which holds that the individual soul and the Supreme God, who is the Ultimate Reality, are one. He claimed that Brahman, the one and only ultimate reality, had no form and no attributes. CBSE Worksheet www.vedantu.com 5 23. In the middle of the 12th century, Basavanna, along with his friends Allama Prabhu and Akkamahadevi, founded the Virashaiva movement in Karnataka. They made a strong case for the equality of all people and attacked Brahmanical views on caste and how women should be treated. They were also against idolatry and all forms of ceremonial. 24. Muslim mystics have known as Sufis. They avoided overt religiosity and placed an emphasis on love and devotion to God as well as compassion for all people. Monotheism is emphasised in Islam (one God). It condemned the worship of idols and emphasised group prayers. Sufis wrote poetry to express their emotions, and thriving prose literature, including anecdotes and fables, grew up around them. 25. Jnaneshwar, Namdev, Eknath, Tukaram, Sakhubai, and the Chokhamela family concentrated on Vitthala's devotion (a form of Vishnu). These were all Maharashtrian saints. They disapproved of any kind of ritualism, public piety, and birth-based social distinctions. A few saints were from lower castes. They preferred to stay with their families and rejected the idea of renunciation. CBSE Worksheet www.vedantu.com 6