Class 7

The Philippines is inhabited by more than 182 ethnolinguistic groups, many of which are classified as “Indigenous Peoples” under the country’s Indigenous Peoples’ Rights Act of 1997.

Regional culture – the whole of the environment and the cultural activities carried out therein that is created and fostered by the residents of the region and which reflects the ethnic, linguistic, historical and cultural regional identity and traditions and creates preconditions for the development of cultural and 

1) The Mughals built mostly mausoleums, mosques, palaces, and forts. The Mughals were influenced by Hindu/Muslim and Persian styles. This is known as Indo-Islamic architecture. 2) Mughal architecture featured domes, minarets with cupolas, grandly constructed gateways, and ornamental design.

Main reasons for the rise of independent regional kingdoms were: After the death of the Aurangzeb, the Mughal Empire weakened. … As the imperial authority weakened, the nobles found themselves virtually independent as a collective group and thereby began to rule over their kingdoms.

Bahamani and Vijayanagar were the significant kingdoms in the Deccan regions of south India. These two kingdoms had been arisen during the period of Muhammad-bin-Tughlaq.

Explanation: A regional kingdom is a series of city-states combined into one powerful kingdom, this was a great step forward for gov’t considering that they had to organize from a small level to a huge one.

Answer: Kings built religious and secular structures. Religious monuments included temples and mosques used while secular monuments included forts, palaces, tombs, tanks and wells.

Although medieval architecture went through the same phases as medieval England, the medieval secular architecture that survived to this day mainly served defense purposes during the medieval era. Castles and walls were the most notable non-religious examples of medieval architecture throughout Europe.

The Art and Architecture of Ancient India plays a crucial role in identifying the pattern of Indian Heritage and Culture. The Art Forms are a very important part of nurturing the different facets of Indian Culture and its Cosmopolitan existence.

Sangeet Natya Academy, the national academy for performing arts in India, recognizes eight traditional dances as Indian classical dances, while other sources and scholars recognize more. These have roots in the Sanskrit text Natya Shastra, and the religious performance arts of Hinduism.