Karnataka Board Class 8 Social Science Chapter 12 The Cholas and Hoysalas of Dwarasamudra Solution Exercise Question and Answer
I Fill in the blanks :
1) The capital of the Cholas was Thanjavur.
2) The committee of the villagers in every village during the period of the Cholas was mahasabha.
3) The most famous Chola educational centre or agraharawas Uttarameruragrahara.
4) The temple in Begur near Bangalore built by the Cholas is Mukteshwara.
5) The army of bodyguards during the time of the Hoysalas was ‘garuda’.
6) The poetic work written by Raghavanka‘Harishchandra Kavya’.
II Answer in brief the following questions :
1) Who was the founder of the Chola kingdom?
Answer – Karikala Chola is the founder of the Chola kingdom.
2) Write a note on the significant features of the Chola administration.
Answer – Chola administration was the development of the self-governance of the village.One-sixth part of the land yield was being collected as tax. Special attention had been given to the irrigation system.The Cholas had set up an able and efficient administrative system. The kingdom had been divided into mandalam, kotwangi, nadu, kurram. The Cholas were Shaivites, and they built many Shiva temples.
3) Describe the encouragement given by the Hoysalas to literature.
Answer – Holysalas became strong after the Chalukyas became weak in Karnataka. Kannada literature flourished immensely. Hoysalas built innumerable lakes like the Shanti Sagara, Ballalaraya Samudra, Vishnu Samudra etc. In the cities, there used to be guilds among the people following different occupations. Land revenue was the main source of income for the kingdom.
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