CBSE Class 8 Social Science — Flashcards for Quick Revision

A: When humans use elements of nature for their sustenance or create new things from them for consumption, these elements become 'resources'. For example, trees become a resource when we cut them to make

A: Natural resources are materials and substances that occur in nature and are valuable to humans. Examples include: 1) Water (essential for life), 2) Coal (source of energy), 3) Timber (source of materi

A: 1) Resources essential for life - air, water, food (cannot survive without these) 2) Resources for materials - wood, marble, gold (used to create physical objects) 3) Resources for energy - coal, petr

A: The Delhi Sultanate was formed after the defeat of King Prithviraj Chauhan in 1192. It was ruled by five successive foreign dynasties of Turkic-Afghan origin: 1) Mamluks (Slave dynasty), 2) Khiljis (K

A: Ala-ud-din Khilji was a sultan of the Delhi Sultanate who ruled at the turn of the 14th century. He called himself 'Sikander Sani' (the second Alexander) because he conducted extensive military campai

A: Muhammad bin Tughlaq moved his capital from Delhi to Daulatabad (near present-day Sambhaji Nagar) thinking its central location would offer better control of the empire. People were forced to travel o

A: The Marathas were a group of people native to the Deccan plateau, specifically present-day Maharashtra. They spoke Marathi, which has had a rich and continuous literary history since the 12th century.

A: Bhakti saints like Dnyaneshwar, Namdev, Tukaram, and Ramdas translated important texts like the Upanishads and Bhagavad Gita into Marathi. They focused on social organization and political awareness,

A: Shivaji was born in 1630 in the Bhonsle clan to Shahji and Jijabai. He grew up in his father's jagir at Pune under the care of Jijabai and trusted officials.