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18 Cards in this Set
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Which languages had been developing since the 8th century?
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Hindi, Bengali & Marathi
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How did regional languages develop in the medieval period?
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Bhakti & Sufi saints wrote and communicated in languages which the common people understand.This accelerated the development of regional languages and literature.
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since when did Hindi,Marathi and Bengali develope?
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since the 8th century.
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Which languages were used for administrative purposes in the Deccan and the southern kingdoms?
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Tamil,Kannada & Marathi
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What were Tamil,Kannada & Marathi used for in the Deccan and the southern kingdoms?
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For administrative purposes
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Give two literary works which were translated to Bengali.
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Ramayana
Mahabharata |
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Who promoted Bengali in Bengal?
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The muslim kings of Bengal
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Under the Vijayanagar rulers which language became the language of literature
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Telugu
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Telugu became a language of literature under which rulers?
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Vijayanagar rulers
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Which two kingdoms used Marathi as an administrative language?
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Bijapur Kingdom
Bahamani Kingdom |
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Who wrote Padmavat in Hindi?
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The Sufi saint, Malik Mohammad Jayasi.
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Name some literary works of this period
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Bengali translations of Ramayana and Mahabharata
Padmavat in hindi by Sufi saint Malik Mohammad Jayasi Khaliq Bari in Hindavi by Amir Khusrau |
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Who were the great Persian writers of historical events
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Amir Khusrau
Ziauddin Barani Isami Afif |
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Which was the greatest centre of Persian language?
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Lahore
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A type of devotional singing associated with Amir Khusrau
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Qawwali
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Where are qawwali sung?
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Dargahs
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Amir Khasrau is also credited with the invention of what?
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Several tals,ragasand musical instruments like the sitar and the dholak
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Which two instruments did the turks bring with them?
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The rabab and the sarangi
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