Social Science - History - Towns, Traders and Artisans

Town, Traders and Artisans

Extra Questions

1.    Name the foreign travellers that left accounts of these towns. (Foreign travellers such as Ralph Fitch, Domingo Paes, Bernier, Abdur Razzak, etc. have left valuable accounts of the urban development of the medieval period.)

2.    What was the primary function and secondary faction of these administrative towns? (Administration was the primary faction and secondary importance was manufacturing and religion)

3.    What was the important factor that helped in the development the pilgrimage centres? ( Religion was an important factors that helped to develop pilgrimage centres)

4.    How did the coming of the medieval rulers help craftsmen? (The technological devices of the medieval rulers helped the urban manufacturers)

5.    Where is Hampi situated? (Hampi is situated on the banks of the Tungabhadra river in the northern Karnataka state.)

6.    How did Hampi get its anme? (The name ‘Hampi’ is an adopted version of the Kannada word ‘Hampe’ which is derived from Pampa, the ancient name for the Tungabhadra River.)

7.    Describe the architecture of Hampi. (The opulent palaces, massive fortifications, marvellous temples, markets, baths, pavilions and stables for royal elephants once embellished the city)

8.    Who was Abdur Razzak? (Abdur Razzak, a foreign traveller from Persia.)

9.    Describe the various styles of architecture that once existed in Hampi. (Palaces, massive fortifications, temples, markets, baths, pavilions and stables for royal elephants once embellished the city.)

10. What is the other name of Hampi? (It has also been referred to as Vijayanagara and Virupakshapura)

11. Where is Surat located? (It is located on the banks of the Tapti River)

12. What account did Duarte give about Surat? (According to Duarte Barbosa, a Portuguese traveller, ships from many countries docked at Surat.)

13. When did the British establish their factory in surat? (The British established their factory in Surat in 1612 CE.)

14. When did Shivaji attack surat? (Shivaji ransacked the city twice in 1664 CE and 1670 CE.)

15. Where is Mauslipatnam located? (It is located on the Coromondal Coast of Andhra Pradesh)

16. Name the trading communities of India. (The trading communities of India, namely, Chettiars, Marwari Oswals, Gujrati traders including Hindu Banias and Muslim Bohras traded with the ports of East Africa, the Red Sea, the Persian Gulf, South-east Asia and China.)

17. What good were traded in the market? (Chief articles of trade were spices and textiles that were sold in these ports. The traders brought ivory and gold from Africa and spices, tin, Chinese blue pottery and silver from South-east Asia and China.)

18. Name the foreign nations that set up factories in Masulipatnam. (The Dutch , the French and the British)

19. Who were the banjaras? (The banjaras were one of the trading groups who travelled from place to place for buying and selling of goods.)

20. How did the coastal cities become prosperous? (The coastal cities became prosperous on account of their extensive trade with outside world as the trade was centred on the coastal regions.)

21. What led to the establishment of East Indian companies? (European countries were in search of spices and textiles. A great demand for these led to the development of these companies)

22. Where was the Kongo kingdom located and when did it come into power?( The Kongo kingdom was one of the powerful kingdom in West Africa. It came into existence in the fourteenth century. Mbanza Kongo was its capital.)

23. What was the importance of port cities? (Extensive trade with outside world as the trade was centred on the coastal regions.)