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IMAGINE
You are planning a journey from Surat to West Asia in the seventeenth century. What are the arrangements you will make?
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LET’S RECALL
Question 1.
Fill in the blanks:
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Question 2.
State whether true or false:
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Question 3.
How was water supplied to the city of Thanjavur?
Answer.
Thanjavur was situated near the perennial river Kaveri. It was from this river that water was supplied to the city.Also the water supply for the city came from wells and tanks.
Question 4.
Who lived in the “Black Towns” in cities such as Madras?
Answer.
Artisans and craftspersons like weavers lived in “Black Towns” in the cities like Madras (during British rule).
LET’S UNDERSTAND
Question 5.
Why do you think towns grew around temples?
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The towns grew around temples due to the following reasons :
Question 6.
How important were craftspersons for the building and maintenance of temples?
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Craftspersons played an important role in the building and maintenance of temples :
Question 7.
Why did people from distant lands visit Surat?
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Question 8.
In what ways was craft production in cities like Kolkata different from that in cities like Thanjavur?
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The craft production in Thanjavur was in form of inlay work in copper and silver-white in Calcutta it was in the Form of cotton textiles, jute textiles, and silk textiles.
LET’S DISCUSS
Question 9.
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?
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Comparison between Surat and Delhi
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Question 10.
What were the problems encountered by merchants? Do you think some of these problems persist today?
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Some of the problems faced by the merchants were as under :
LET’S DO
Question 11.
Find out more about the architecture of either Thanjavur or Hampi, and prepare a scrapbook illustrating temples and other buildings from these cities.
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Do this yourself with the help of your history teacher.
Question 12.
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 bought and sold there?
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Present-day pilgrimage Centre: Haridwar.
Question 1.
Why do you think people regarded Thanjavur as a great town? (NCERT Page 76)
Answer.
Thanjavur was an example of temple town and was regarded as a great town:
Question 2.
What do you think were the advantages of using ‘lost wax’ technique? (NCERT Page 77)
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Question 3.
Make a list of towns in your district and try to classify these as ’ administrative centres or as temple/pilgrim centres. (NCERT Page 78)
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Our district is Muzaffarnagar
Question 4.
Find out more about present-day taxes on markets; who collects these, how are they collected and what are they used for? (NCERT Page 79)
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Question 5.
As you can see, during this period there was a great circulation of people and goods. What impact do you think this would have had on the lives of people in towns and villages? Make a list of artisans living in towns. (NCERT Page 80)
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Question 6.
Why do you think the city was fortified? (NCERT Page 83)
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The city was fortified to escape the threat of the invaders.
Question 7.
Why did the English and the Dutch decide to establish settlements in Masulipatnam? (NCERT Page 85)
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Because of port facilities and other facilities increased by that time.