A town near to Thanjavur which produced cloth is

1

(a)

Chembur

(b)

Tiruvannamalai

(c)

Madurai

(d)

Uraiyur

Pilgrims who flocked to the temples also made

1

(a)

houses

(b)

shops

(c)

hotels

(d)

donations

Hampi was the capital of which empire of the following:

1

(a)

Mughal

(b)

Vijayanagara

(c)

Mewar

(d)

None of these

Which is a pilgrim centre?

1

(a)

Bombay

(b)

Calcutta

(c)

Pushkar

(d)

Madras

Kabul and Qandahar were linked to the :

1

(a)

Silk Route

(b)

Cape Route

(c)

Suez Canal Route

(d)

Cotton Route

Hampi fell into ruins after __________

1

(a)

1565

Dutch and the English had their factories at ____________

1

(a)

Surat

Thanjavur is situated on the banks of river ____________

1

(a)

Kaveri

Pushkar was a ____________ centre.

1

(a)

Pilgrim

Masulipatnam was famous for its ______________

1

(a)

Trading port

The gateway to the West is the name given to Surat.

1

(a) False

(b) True

We know the name of the architect of the Rajarajeshvara temple from an inscription.

1

(a) False

(b) True

Merchants preferred to travel individually rather than in caravans.

1

(a) True

(b) False

Craftspersons of Bidar were famous for their inlay work.

1

(a) False

(b) True

What is Samanta called in recent times?

1

(a)

In recent times Samanta was called up by the name of zamindar.

How was Hampi described by the Portuguese traveller?

1

(a)

Hampi was described as a very strong city fortified with walls and towers by the Portuguese traveller

Name three important centres of trade.

1

(a)

Three important centres of trade were-Surat, Hampi and Masulipatnam

Why was Surat so famous?

1

(a)

Surat was the gateway for trade with West Asia via the Gulf of Ormuz. It has also been called the gateway to Mecca because many pilgrim ships set sail from here. The textiles of Surat were famous for their gold lace borders.

Mention some articles of trades on which temple authorities collected taxes.

1

(a)

The temple authorities collected taxes on sugar and jaggery, dyes, thread and cotton, coconut, salt, areca nuts, butter, sesame oil and cloth.

Make a list of towns in your district and try to classify these as administrative centre or as temple/pilgrim centres.

1

(a)

In what ways was craft production in cities like Calcutta different from that in cities like Thanjavur?

3

(a)

Compare any one of the cities described in this chapter with a town or a village with which you are familiar.Do you notice any similarities or differences?

3

(a)

Find out about any present-day pilgrimage center. Why do you think people go there? What do they do there? Are there any shops in the area? If so, what is about and sold there?

3

(a)

What types of taxes were collected by the temple authorities?

3

(a)

Describe big and small traders of the medieval period.

3

(a)

Describe Surat as a gateway to the west.

5

(a)

What led Masulipatnam to populous and prosperous city?

5

(a)