Towns traders & craftsmen
I. Choose the correct answer.
1. This foreign traveller’s account helps us to know about towns that flourished in medieval
India. a. Sir Thomas Roe b. Ralph Fitch c. Chandbardai d. Kalhana
2. Fatehpur Sikri is an example of a a. capital town b. temple town c. pilgrimage town d. craft town
3. Mathura is an example of a famous a. craft town b. temple town c. pilgrimage town d. capital town
4. This place was famous for its bidri work a. Murshidabad b. Golconda c. Surat d. Bidar
5. This place under Vijayanagar Empire was an important centre of cotton and spice trade d. Tirupati a. Madurai b. Hampi c. Kanchipuram
6. Masulipatnam is famous for its __________ work a. kalamkari b. phulkari c. dastkari d. bandhej
7. The English set up a trading post in Surat in a. 1611 b. 1614 c. 1613
8. __________ protected the interests of the traders a. Unions b. Sects c. Guilds d. 1612 d. Committees

II. Fill in the blanks.
1.____________has described the Vijaynagar Empire in detail.
2.When ____________abandoned Fathepur Sikri , it fell into decline.
3.The dargah of Khwaja Hazrat Nizam-ud-din Aulia is at___________
4._____________was agem-cutting centre during the medieval period.
5.The _______merchant tried to control trade in Surat.
III. Answer the following questions.(1M)
1.Who described Vijayanagara empire in detail?
2.Which is famous gem-cutting centre during medieval period?
3.On what basis towns were classified.
4.Write any two temple towns.
5.Name the place which is famous for Bidri work.
6.Give any two examples for commercial town in medieval period.
7.What is meant by commercial and trading towns?
8.Why Masulipatnam is also known as Machilipatnam?
9.Who are the banjaras?
10.What do you know about kalamkari work?
11.When did English set-up their trading post in Surat?

12Name the famous sufi saints dargahs?
13.Which is the prominent centre for silk fabrics.
14.How many types of town were there in the medieval period?
15.What do you know about commercial – culture town?
16.Who built the shopping complex chandini chowk?
17.What was the capital of cholas?
18.Which river bank Surat is situated?
19.Which is the major trading centre for diamonds?
20.Give examples for craft town?
IV. Answer the following questions.(2M)
1.On what basis were towns classified? What do you understand by ‘capital town’?
2.How did craft towns come into existence?
3.How did commercial and trading towns devevelop? What were the two types of commercial and trading towns?
4.Who were the banjars?
5.What are the sources that tells us about the towns in medieval period?
V. Answer the following questions.(4M)
1.How did temple towns come up? Explain with examples.

2.Why was Hampi such an important town during the medieval period?
3.What was Masulipatnam also known as? Describe the work it is famous for even today.
4.Write a note on Pilgrimage towns, Surat.
5.’Hampi was a well-fortified town’. What conclusions can you draw from this statement?