How important were craftspersons for the building and maintenance of temples?
- Temples were the places to show the most experienced art work. Therefore, the craftsperson were important for the buildings and maintenance of temples, they performed some activities that are as follows:
- The craftsperson of bidar were so famous for their work in copper and silver that it can be named as bidri.
- The panchalas orb vishwakarma made of goldsmiths bronze smiths, masons and carpenters, were important for to the building of temples.
- Weavers often donated money to temple.
Why do you think towns grew around temples?
In what ways was craft production in cities like Calcutta different from that in cities like Thanjavur?
Why did people from distant lands visit Surat?
How was water supplied to the city of Thanjavur?
Who lived in the “Black Towns” in cities such as Madras?
Fill in the blanks:
(a) The Rajarajeshvara temple was built in ———.
(b) Ajmer is associated with the Sufi saint ————.
(c) Hampi was the capital of the ———— Empire.
(d) The Dutch established a settlement at ———— in Andhra Pradesh.
State whether true or false:
(a) We know the name of the architect of the Rajarajeshvara temple from an inscription.
(b) Merchants preferred to travel individually rather than in caravans.
(c) Kabul was a major centre for trade in elephants.
(d) Surat was an important trading port on the Bay of Bengal.
Who was considered a “foreigner” in the past?
Match the following:
Gurjara-Pratiharas Western Deccan
Rashtrakutas Bengal
Palas Gujarat and Rajasthan
Cholas Tamil Nadu
Which ruler first established his or her capital at Delhi?
Match the following:
mansab Marwar
Mongol governor
Sisodiya Rajput Uzbeg
Rathor Rajput Mewar
Nur Jahan rank
subadar Jahangir
How is the “trabeate” principle of architecture different from the “arcuate”?
Match the following:
garh khel
tanda chaurasi
labourer caravan
clan Garha Katanga
Sib Singh Ahom state
Durgawati paik
The Buddha namghar
Shankaradeva worship of Vishnu
Nizamuddin Auliya questioned social differences
Nayanars Sufi saint
Alvars worship of Shiva
Anantavarman Kerala
Jagannatha Bengal
Mahodayapuram Orissa
Lilatilakam Kangra
Mangalakavya Puri
Miniature Kerala
Match the following:
subadar a revenue farmer
faujdar a high noble
ijaradar provincial governor
misl Maratha peasant warriors
chauth a Mughal military commander
kunbis a band of Sikh warriors
umara tax levied by the Marathas
State whether true or false:
(a) We do not find inscriptions for the period after 700.
(b) The Marathas asserted their political importance during this period.
(c) Forest-dwellers were sometimes pushed out of their lands with the spread of agricultural settlements.
(d) Sultan Ghiyasuddin Balban controlled Assam, Manipur and Kashmir.
List some of the technological changes associated with this period.
How were the debates with religious scholars important in the formation of Akbar’s ideas on governance?
Why do we know much more about the cultural practices of rulers than about those of ordinary people?
Peasants were vital for the economy of the Mughal Empire. Do you think that they are as important today? Has the gap in the income between the rich and the poor in India changed a great deal from the period of the Mughals?
Match the following:
mansab Marwar
Mongol governor
Sisodiya Rajput Uzbeg
Rathor Rajput Mewar
Nur Jahan rank
subadar Jahangir
Why did conquerors try to control the temple of Jagannatha at Puri?
In what ways has the meaning of the term “Hindustan” changed over the centuries?
What was the impact of the Mongol invasions on the Delhi Sultanate?
What role did the Yamuna play in the layout of the new Mughal city at Shahjahanabad?
Who was considered a “foreigner” in the past?