In what ways was craft production in cities like Calcutta different from that in cities like Thanjavur?
Craft production in cities like Calcutta is different from that in cities as thanjavur:
- Craftspersons in thanjavur were not- dependent while in Calcutta they were in the hands of Europeans.
- In thanjavur, crafts were made on interest and they were creative and specialized while in Calcutta, craftsperson take initiate to work on a system of advances.
- In Calcutta, they had to made the design that is supplied to them by the company agents. They now had to move into the black towns established by the European companies within these new cities.
Why do you think towns grew around temples?
How important were craftspersons for the building and maintenance of temples?
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.
Anantavarman Kerala
Jagannatha Bengal
Mahodayapuram Orissa
Lilatilakam Kangra
Mangalakavya Puri
Miniature Kerala
What role did the Yamuna play in the layout of the new Mughal city at Shahjahanabad?
Why do you think many teachers rejected prevalent religious beliefs and practices?
For either the Virashaivas or the sants of Maharashtra, discuss their attitude towards caste.
How did the Mughal court suggest that everyone – the rich and the poor, the powerful and the weak – received justice equally from the emperor?
Match the following:
mansab Marwar
Mongol governor
Sisodiya Rajput Uzbeg
Rathor Rajput Mewar
Nur Jahan rank
subadar Jahangir
Why were the Delhi Sultans interested in cutting down forests? Does deforestation occur for the same reasons today?
In what ways was the history of the Gonds different from that of the Ahoms? Were there any similarities?
Why do you think ordinary people preserved the memory of Mirabai?
How important was the income from land revenue to the stability of the Mughal Empire?