Study Guide · Chapter 6
Mnemonic Index
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A quick-fire table gathering every memory hook used in this book, so you can drill them as a standalone set once you've read both content chapters at least once.
| Cluster / Topic | Memory Hook |
|---|---|
| Qutub Minar | "Started by A, finished by I" — Aibak started it, Iltutmish completed it. |
| Nagara vs Dravida | "No gate up North" — Nagara temples (North) generally lack the big gopuram gateway typical of Dravida temples (South). |
| Taj Mahal vs Humayun's Tomb | "Humayun's Tomb is the rough draft, the Taj is the final copy" — Humayun's Tomb (1560s) architecturally preceded the Taj (1653). |
| Kailasa Temple, Ellora | Peg: "carved downward, not built upward" — a single monolithic rock, Rashtrakuta king Krishna I. |
| Konark Sun Temple | "A chariot frozen in stone" — 24 wheels, 7 horses, shaped like the sun god's chariot. |
| Rani ki Vav | Peg: appears on the ₹100 note — a stepwell, Patan, Gujarat, Solanki dynasty. |
| Vesara style | "Vesara = mixed blood" — hybrid of Nagara and Dravida, seen at Pattadakal, Belur, Halebidu. |
| Lutyens' Delhi | "Lutyens built the palace, Baker built the offices" — Rashtrapati Bhavan (Lutyens) vs Secretariat buildings (Baker). |
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