, HISTORY CLASS VII

WEEK 27 (14st Dec to 19th Dec, 2020)

PERIOD : 1
CHAPTER :9
TRADERS, KINGS AND PILGRIMS REVISION ACTIVITY
Time: 35 minutes
Experiential learning: A. Multiple Choice Questions;
1. Who controlled the river valleys?
Instructions for CLASS ROOM ACTIVITY(INQUIRY-BASED LEARNING) to
(a) Chiefs and kings
be conducted after the PA II Exams: (week 25,Step IV)
Students to collect information on the following: (b) Poor men
 local markets and trade centres in Guwahati. (c) Ordinary people
 Different goods available in Paltan bazaar. (d) None of these
 Various means of transport used to bring these goods in the market. 2. To whom did the Chinese rulers send gifts of silk?
(a) Rulers of Iran
- FOR A GROUP DISCUSSION TO BE CONDUCTED IN CLASS
- TO MAKE MIND-MAPS BASED ON THE DISCUSSION(FOLLOW-UP (b) Rulers of Iraq
ACTIVITY) (c) Rulers of Pakistan
Classroom discussion on the activity given in week 25,Step IV: (d) Rulers of Kazakhstan
Students will share the information collected on local markets, trade centers, 3. Men and women who undertook journey to the holy places in order to offer
different goods available in Paltan Bazaar, means of transport to bring these worship are called
goods. (a) Traders
Teachers to conclude the activity. (b) Pilgrims
Learning Outcomes: (c) Buddhism
Knowledge: (d) Theravada
4.Single-minded devotion to one God
 Students will be acquainted about silk routes.
(a)Prarthana
 Area and extent of Buddhism
(b)Bhajan
 The earliest pilgrims and their accounts. (c)Bhakti
 Bhakti movement and its origin (d)Pray
Skills: B. Answer the following questions in about one sentence.
1. Why did kings want to control the Silk Route?
  Students will be able to creatively generate ideas on why Kings tried to 2. Who wrote Buddhacharita?
control silk route. 3. What were the key aspects of the Mahayana Buddhism?
 Communicate effectively about Kushanas as rulers who controlled silk 4. Why do you think ordinary people were attracted to Bhakti?
route.
 Critically reason out why Buddhism spread far and wide.
 Communicate creatively the important features of Bhakti Movement.
END OF THE PERIOD 1
STEP I:
Study the following topics from the textbook: *************
 The story of the Silk Route
https://youtu.be/oIAMMsHPDA0 -The Silk Road

 Techniques of making silk were first invented in China around 7000

years ago.
 Some people from China who went to distant lands carried silk with
them.
 The paths they followed came to be known as the Silk Route.

 The best-known of the rulers who controlled the Silk Route were the
Kushanas.
 Their two major centers of power were Peshawar and Mathura. Taxila
was also included in their kingdom.
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 The Kushanas were amongst the earliest rulers of the subcontinent to

issue gold coins.

 The spread of Buddhism

 The Kushan King- Kanishka organised a Buddhist Council

 Ashvaghosha- Kanishka’s court-poet composed the Buddhacharita
 Division of Buddhism into two sects – Mahayana and Hinayana
 Buddhism spread to many countries – Sri Lanka, Central Asia,
Myanmar, Thailand Indonesia and many South-East nations.

King Kanishka
 The quest of the pilgrims
 Visit by Chinese pilgrims – Fa Xian, Xuan Zang and I-Qing who visited
Buddhist shrines in India
 Each pilgrim left behind an account of their journey
Travel accounts of Fahien I-Qing or I-Tsing- the Chinese traveller

 The beginning of Bhakti

 The idea of Bhakti – pure devotion gained importance in this period

 Devotion to certain deities – Shiva, Vishnu and Durga
 Idea of Bhakti mentioned in the Bhagavad Gita.
 Bhakti inspired some of the best expressions in art – sculpture, poetry
and architecture.

STEP II:

https://youtu.be/_S85CmaRo_8 –The Beginning of Bhakti

STEP – III: Refer to the Extramarks learning app. Go through DETAILED

LEARNING- Understanding concepts modules .

STEP-IV:

Instructions for Activity 2: (To be displayed in the next class)

1. Collect pictures of any two crafts of Assam and Rajasthan each.

 2. Download the maps of Assam and Rajasthan as well.
3. Paste the pictures of crafts of Assam on the map of Assam and the
same to be done on the map of Rajasthan.
4. Students also need to write a brief note on the same.

STEP-V:

HW/ACTIVITY: Write down the following questions and answers in history

notebook:

Ques4: Who was Kanishka? Discuss his role in the spread of Buddhism.
1+2=3 Marks
Ans: a)Kanishka was the most famous Kushana ruler who ruled around 1900
years ago.
b) He organized a Buddhist council, where scholars met and discussed
important matters.
c)Ashvaghosha, a poet who composed a biography of the Buddha, the
Buddhacharita, lived in his court.

Ques 5: Write a brief note on the Chinese Buddhist pilgrims. 3 Marks

Ans: a) Fa Xian, Xuan Zang and I-Qing were the famous Chinese Buddhist
pilgrims who came to India to visit places associated with the life of the
Buddha. – Nalanda University and Bodh Gaya
b)They also visited famous monasteries. These pilgrims left an account of their
journey.
c) They also mentioned the books that they carried with them.

Ques 6: Describe the main features of Bhakti. 4 Marks

Ans: a)Bhakti means devotion and individual worship of a god or goddess
rather than performance of elaborate sacrifices.
b) Deities such as Shiva, Vishnu, and goddesses such as Durga were
worshipped through Bhakti.
c) Discarding any kind of discrimination based on gender, caste or creed.  
d) If a devotee worships the chosen deity with a pure heart, the deity will
appear in the form in which he or she may desire.