Answer:
The traders paid revenue.
New Kings and Kingdoms
Q 2.
Who were the writers of Prashastis?
Q 3.
Who destroyed the temple of Somnath?
Q 5.
Who was Prithviraja in ?
Q 6.
Find out more about taxes that are collected at present. Are these in cash, kind, or labour services?
Q 7.
What were called as ur'?
Q 8.
Look at Map 1 once more and find out whether there were any kingdoms in the state in which you live.
Q 9.
Who was Kalhana? Why was he famous for?
Q 10.
What was called rent'?
Q 11.
What were the two major cities under the control of the Chahamanas?
Q 12.
Write a note on Prashastis'.
Q 13.
What was tripartite struggle'? [V. Imp.]
Q 14.
What were called nadu'?
Q 15.
What kind of irrigation works were developed in the Tamil Nadu?
Q 16.
Match the following:
Gwjara-Pratiharas – Western Deccan
Rashtrakutas – Bengal
Palos – Gujarat and Rajasthan
Cholas – Tamil Nadu
Q 17.
How was the financial position controlled in these states? [V. Imp.]
Q 18.
What were the activities associated with Chola temples?
Q 19.
Who were the parties involved in the tripartite struggle'?
Q 20.
What were prashastis'?
Q 21.
What were the qualifications necessary to become a member of a committee of the sabha in the Chola Empire?
Q 22.
Trace out the emergence of the new class of rulers. [V. Imp.]
Q 23.
Write a note on Sultan Mahmud of Ghazni [Imp.]
Q 25.
Who was Prithvirqja III? Who defeated him?
Q 26.
What was the role of temples during Chola kingdom? [V. Imp.]
Q 27.
Who wrote Kitab al-Hind?
Q 28.
Why are the temples of Thanjavur and Gangaikonda-cholapuram famous for?[V. Imp.]
Q 30.
How did the Rashtrakutas become powerful?
Q 31.
What was known as brahmadeya'?
Q 32.
What was the system of election of committee members for Sabha?
Q 33.
Compare the temple shown in this chapter with any present-day temple in your neighbourhood, highlighting any similarities and differences that you notice.
Q 34.
How did the Cholas rise to power? Trace out the role of Rajaraja I in this rise.[V. Imp.]
Q 35.
Who was Dantidurga?
Q 36.
What did the new dynasties do to gain acceptance?
Q 37.
Why were the temples first targets of the conquerors? [V. Imp.]
Q 38.
Who was Dantidurga? How did he became a kshatriya?
Q 39.
Contrast the elections' in Uttaramerur with present day panchayat election?
Q 40.
Describe the irrigation system of Chola kingdom. [Imp.]