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SAI INTERNATIONAL RESIDENTIAL SCHOOLS
                                                  SUBJECT—HISTORY
                                                        CLASS—VII
                                     CH-THE MAKING OF REGIONAL CULTURES
                                                        MODULE-3
                                                     LESSON NOTES

               A CLOSER           Regional language is the language which a person speaks in a
               LOOK:              region.
               BENGAL             It is generally assumed that Bengali language is spoken by people of
               THE GROWTH  Bengal. Bengali originated from Sanskrit but later on developed its
               OF A               own identity and literature.
               REGIONAL
               LANGUAGE
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               PIRS AND           From 16  century, people migrated in large numbers from less fertile
               TEMPLES            western Bengal to the forested and marshy of south- eastern Bengal.
                                  With Mughal control over Bengal, the capital shifted to Dhaka.
                                  Officials received land grants Mosques were set up.
                                  The early settlers got help from teachers called Pirs. They included
                                  saints or sufis and prominent religious personalities.

               FISH AND           Bengalis had fish as food. Popularity of fish made even Bengal
               FOOD               Brahmins eat fish.
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