The context in which information is produced changes with time and it is possible to learn a lot by looking at how ancient people lived. Historians can explore the history from old coins, inscriptions, styles of architecture, and written records. They also collect and archive (record and store) manuscripts (original writings) when they are available. However, when people move between countries or continents, they take their lifestyles and ideas to new places. This is how, over time, old religions, sciences, cultures, and traditions change and become new ones. Learn more about tracing the changes through a thousand years from Chapter 1 of CBSE Class 7 History.

Several major ruling dynasties have come to power in various parts of the subcontinent between the 7th and 12th centuries. By the 7th century, there were big landlords or warrior chiefs in different regions of the subcontinent, known as Samantas. Meanwhile, the Kings at the peak also assumed the title of Maharaja-Adhiraja and the like. Learn about new Kings and the emergence of new Kingdoms from Chapter 2 of CBSE Class 7 History.

Who were the Sultans? Study about the change of Delhi into a capital that controlled a major part of the sub-continent. Also know how Delhi turned into the capital of a kingdom and explore which Sultans were ruling at the time. Read Chapter 3 of CBSE Class 7 History and get answers

Mughals belonged to a branch of the Turks called Chagatai, named after the second son of Genghis Khan, the famous Mongol Leader. The Foundation of the Mughal Empire in India was laid by Babur, who was a Chagatai Turk. Students can explore further details about Mughal Emperors and the Mughal Military Campaign from Chapter 4 of CBSE Class 7 History.

What do you think would have been the impact of a building like the Qutb Minar on observers in the 13th century? Between the 8th and the 18th centuries, Kings and their officers built two kinds of structures: First were forts, palaces and tombs. The second was structures meant for public activity, including temples, mosques, tanks, wells and bazaars. Learn more about Rulers and Buildings with the help of Chapter 5 of CBSE Class 7 History.

What a traveler can expect to find at a medieval place will depend on what town it was-a temple town, an administrative centre, a commercial town or a port town. Surat, Nagapattinam and Broach are among some of the prominent ports or trading towns of the period. It will be interesting to know about the history of various Towns. Explore further about Traders and Craftsperson from Chapter 6 of CBSE History Class 7.

Many societies like the tribes in the Indian subcontinent did not follow the social rules and rituals prescribed by the Brahmanas. Nor were they divided into numerous unequal classes. Sometimes, they also clashed with the more powerful caste-based societies. Students can study more about Tribes, Nomads and Settled Communities from Chapter 7 of CBSE Class 7 History.

People perform rituals of worship. They even repeat the name of God in silence. When they are ill or want good marks in exams, they pray. But where did the idea of gods or divine enlightenment originate from? Is anyone aware that before large kingdoms emerged, different groups of people worshipped their own gods and goddesses? Study more about the devotional paths to the divine from Chapter 8 History of CBSE Class 7.

A common way of describing people is in terms of the language they speak. We also tend to associate every region with distinctive kinds of food, clothes, poetry, dance, music and painting. Meanwhile, what we understand as regional cultures today are often the product of complex processes of intermixing of local traditions with ideas from other parts of the subcontinent. Learn more about the making of regional cultures from Chapter 9 of History from CBSE Class 7.

The 18th century can be said to be the century that reshaped India’s history. During these times, the Mughals began losing their iron grip over the nation, thus leading to the emergence of independent kingdoms. It was also in this century, that the English strengthened their positions in India. Let the students take a look at all the changes that occurred in the 18th century. An overview of the 18th Century Political Formations can be learned from Chapter 10 of CBSE Class 7 History.