Chapter 6 TOWNS, TRADERS AND CRAFTS PERSONS

1. Take a look at the following statement about

dynasties from north to south.

1. Hampi
2. Masulipatnam
3. Golconda
4. Mahabalipuram

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2. Take a look at the following statement.

1. The Rajarajeshvara temple was constructed in the year 1010 A.D.
2. Rajarajeshvara temple contains a large Shiva linga.
3. The Cholas’ capital was Thanjavur.

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3. Match the following

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4. Take a look at the following statement about Rajarajeshvara Temple.

1. In mandapas, kings make offerings to the gods.
2. The army’s barracks are located in temple.
3. In the temple, there are palaces with mandapas or pavilions.

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5. Take a look at the following statement about the Chola dynasty.

1. The town’s water supply is provided by wells and tanks.
2. The neighbouring town of Uraiyur is hard at work making cloth for temple festival flags.
3. Markets selling grain, spices, linen, and jewellery abound in the town.

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6. consider the following statement regarding Temple Towns.

1.Temple towns represent a very important pattern of

urbanisation, the process by which cities develop.

2.Thanjavur is an example of a temple town.

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7. Consider the following remark about the Chola dynasty’s temples.

1. Rulers provided land and money to temples in order to carry out elaborate rites.
2. The “lost wax” process was used to create Chola bronze statues.
3. Temples were frequently at the centre of the economy and culture.

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8. Take a look at the following comment about Hampi.

1. It was the capital of the Vijayanagara Empire in the 14th century.
2. The interlocking technique played no importance in the 14th century.
3. In the construction of the walls, a cementing agent was applied.
4. The Krishna-Tungabhadra basin is home to Hampi.

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9. Take a look at the following comment about Hampi.

1.Hampi’s historic city was a thriving and trading centre.

2.The royal complex’s structures included magnificent arches,

domes, and pillared rooms with niches for sculptures.

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10. Take a look at the following statement.

1.Surat is known as the “Gateway to the West.”

2.During the Mughal time, Surat, Gujarat,

was the epicentre of western trade.

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11. Take a look at the following statement.

1. Surat textiles were known for their gold lace borders (zari).
2. The Surat hundis were honoured in Cairo, Egypt’s far-flung markets.

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12. Think about the following statement:

1. The Vijayanagara Empire’s capital was Hampi.
2. Khwaja Muinuddin Chishti, a Sufi saint, is affiliated with Ajmer.
3. In Tamil Nadu, the Dutch founded a hamlet at Masulipatnam.
4. Around the end of the seventeenth century, Surat began to decline.
5. The city of Thanjavur relied on wells and tanks for its water supply.

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13. Take a look at the following statement.

1. The Dutch never took control of Masulipatnam or any part of it.
2. The rulers of Golconda, the Qutb Shahis, enforced royal monopolies on the selling of textiles.
3. Masulipatnam was located on the Krishna River’s delta.

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