NCERT Class 7 social studies History Our Past II Sixth Chapter TOWNS, TRADERS AND CRAFTS PERSONS Exercise Question Solution.
1) Fill in the blanks:
a>Early 11th century.
b> Khwaja Muinuddin Chisthi.
c> Vijayanagara.
d>Masulipatnam.
2) True or False:
a> T, b> F, c> F, d> F
3) The water supply for the city of Thanjavur came from wells and tanks.
4) Merchants, artisans, native traders and craft-persons lived in ‘Black Towns’
5) There is the some reasons that towns grow around temples are :
a> A large number of priests, workers, artisans etc. lived near the temple.
b> many pilgrims who flocked to the temples are lived around the temples.
6) Craft-persons have an important role for the buildings and the maintainance of temple are:
a> The Vishwakarma community consisting of goldsmith, blacksmiths, carpenters were essential to the building of temple.
b> The craftpersons of Bidar were skilled in their work. They were also important for the building and the maintenance of temples in their own way.
7) The reasons why people from distant lands visited surat are given below :
a> Surat has been called the gate of Mecca because many pilgrims ships set sail from here.
b> Surat was the gateway for traders with west asia via the Gulf of Ormuz.
c> The textiles of surat were famous for their gold lace borders
d> There were many rest houses for the visitors.
8) The craft Production in Thanjavur is in form of inlay work in copper and silver white in Calcutta.