Towns, Traders and craftsmen || Chapter- 7 Notes and solutions || Integrated Social Science || Ratna Sagar - Class 7

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Towns, Traders and craftsmen || Class 7 Notes || Integrated Social Science || Ratna Sagar

Chapter - 7

A.    Tick the correct answers

1.      This Foreign traveler’s account helps us to know about towns that flourished in medieval India.          a. Sir Thomas Roe     b. Ralp Fitch              c. Chandbardai                        d. Kalhana

2.      Vrindavan is an example of a famous.

a.        Crafts town          b.  Temple town          c. Pilgrimage town     d. Capital town

3.      This place was famous for its bidri work

a.       Murshidabad         b. Golconda                c. Surat                        d. Bidar

4.      The English set up a trading post in Surat

a.       1611                      b. 1614                        c. 1613                        d. 1612

5.      ______ Protected the interests of the traders.

a.       Unions                   b. Sects                        c. Guilds         d. Committees

 

B.     Fill in the blanks.

1.      Abdur Razzaq has described the Vijayanagar Empire in detail.

2.      When Akbar abandoned Fatehpur Sikri, it fell into decline.

3.      The dargah of Hazrat Nizam –ud-din Auliya is at medie Delhi

4.      Hyderabad was a gem cutting centre during the medieval period

5.      The Portuguese merchant tried to control trade in Surat

 C.    Give short answers for the following questions.

1. On what basis were towns classified? What do you understand by ‘capital town’?

Ans:- The town were classified  on the basis of different functions they performed.

The places where kings held their court often developed into a town were called capital town. These towns were the centre of administration.

2. How did craft towns come into existence?

Ans:- Since kings and nobles required luxury goods, therefore specialized crafts were concentrated at different places. So this led to the growth of crafts town.

 

3. How did commercial and trading towns develop? What were the two types of commercial and trading town?

Ans:- Commercial and trading towns were developed because of :-

1. Products found in that region.
2. Their nearness to ports or major trade routes.

The two type of commercial town are:-

                                            i.            Inland trading towns.

                                          ii.            Ports towns.

 

4. Who were Banjaras?

Ans:- The Banjaras were a trading group. They travelled from one place to another, buying goods from one place and selling them at another.

 

D. Give long answers for the following questions.

1. How did temple towns come up? Explain with examples.

Ans:- The temples town came up as ;

                                            i.            The temples were the central to the economy.

                                          ii.            The society of that particular region performed a large number of functions.

                                        iii.            The people of different profession settled there, which basically cater the needs of the temple and the pilgrimage.

                                        iv.            There were priests, garland makers, shopkeeper, musician, dancers etc.

Examples of some temple towns are:-

                                                                                                  i.      Tirupati

                                                                                                ii.      Somnath

                                                                                              iii.      Kanchipuram

  

2. Why was Hampi such an important town during the medieval period?

Ans:- Hampi was an important town because:-

                                            i.            It has a strategic location.

                                          ii.            It was a centre of cotton and spice trade.

                                        iii.            It trade with different countries like, Persia, Arabia, Burma, China etc.

                                        iv.            It was a well-fortified city.

                                          v.            It had also many beautiful temples.

 

3. What was Masulipatnam also known as? Describe the work it is famous for even today.

Ans:-  Masulipatnam was also known as Machilipatnam. It was so called because the gateway to the town was decorated with the eyes of a fish. (machili)

It was mainly famous for the following points:-

i.                    It was a production centre of fine Chintz, which was much demand in the market of southern Asia.

ii.                  It was famous for its Kalamkari work.

iii.                It refers to a method of painting and natural and vegetable dyes.

iv.                It was a major trading centre for Kalamkari textile.

 

4. Writes short notes on – Pilgrimage towns, Surat.

Ans:- Pilgrimage Towns: - During the medieval periods, many pilgrimage centres where lot o temple activities used to take place were turned to towns. Some of the towns are – Benaras, Allahabad, Mathura and Vrindavan. One of the Dargahs of famous Sufi saint was Khwaja Hazrat Nizam –ud- Auliya at Delhi also attracted a large number of devotees. Even many of them have settled there.

 Surat : - Surat, which is in Gujarat is situated on the bank of river Tapti. It was an important port and trading town. During the reign of the Mughals it became a very important commercial city, famous for all types of textiles, particularly cotton textiles with zari borders. The English set up a trading port in Surat in 1612.  Today, Surat is a major centre of diamond trade.

 

5. Do you think political stability led to economic prosperity in medieval India? Give reasons to support your arguments.

Ans:- Yes political stability led to economic prosperity in medieval India.

1. Political stability allowed Akbar to take various economic and land reforms.
2. Political stability helped trader to carry on trade within and outside the country very smoothly, which led to the economic prosperity.

 

6. ‘Hampi was a well Fortified town.’ What conclusions can you draw from this statement?

Ans :- Hampi was the capital of Vijayanagar Empire and had river Tungabhadra on one side and was surrounded by cliffs on the other three sides. Therefore, it was well fortified to keep the city safe and protected from any external danger.

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