Question:
What was special with the Surat hundis?
Answer:
The Surat hundis were honoured in the far-off markets of Cairo in Egypt, Basra in Iraq and Antwerp in Belgium.
Towns, Traders and Craftspersons
Q 1.
Find out about the present-day taxes on markets. Who collects these taxes? How are they collected and are they used for?
Q 3.
Name the residence meant for the white rulers in Madras.
Q 4.
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?
Q 5.
How did pilgrims contribute to the temples?
Q 6.
What did the Indian traders bring from Africa?
Q 7.
What do the ruins of Hampi reveal?
Q 8.
What do temple towns represent? [Imp.]
Q 9.
How was water supplied, to the city of Thanjavur?
Q 10.
Mention some articles of trade on which temple authorities collected taxes.
Q 11.
How did the European Companies gain control of the sea trade?
Q 12.
What purpose did small towns serve? [V. Imp.]
Or
Describe various Junctions of small towns.
Q 13.
What were the textiles of Surat famous for?
Q 15.
What was special with the Surat hundis?
Q 16.
Why did the Dutch and English East India Companies attempt to control Masulipatnam?
Q 17.
Who lived in the Black Towns' in cities such as Madras?
Q 18.
What is lost wax' technique? [V. Imp.]
Q 19.
Name a few Indian spices which became an important part of European cooking. Ans. Pepper, cinnamon, nutmeg, dried ginger, g. 9. What were craftspersons of Bidar famous for?
Q 20.
Why did the rulers endow temples with grants of land and money?
Q 21.
Why has Surat been called the gate to Mecca?[V. Imp.]
Q 22.
Name the residence meant for the white rulers in Calcutta
Q 23.
In what ways was craft production in cities like Calcutta different from that in cities Wee Thanjavur?
Q 24.
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.
Q 25.
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 ………….
(d) The Dutch established a settlement at…………….. in Andhra Pradesh.
Q 26.
How did temple authorities use their wealth?
Q 27.
What was the system of advances?
Q 28.
What were the reasons of the decline of Swat? [V. Imp.]
Q 29.
Why do you think towns grew around temples?
Q 30.
Describe the trade activities of the big and small traders belonging to the medieval time.
Q 31.
Give an account of the architecture of Hampt
Q 32.
Why did people from distant lands visit Surat?
Q 33.
How did the system of advances snatch the freedom of the weavers?
OR
How did the Indian Crafts persons lose their independence?
Q 34.
How was Hampi in its heyday in the 15-16th centuries? When did it fall into ruin?
Q 35.
How important were craftspersons for the building and maintenance of temples?
Q 36.
Describe Swat as a gateway to the West .
Q 37.
What made the city of Masulipatnam populous and prosperous?
