Towns, Traders And Craftspersons — Social Studies STD 7 — Question
CBSE BoardEnglish MediumSTD 7Social StudiesTowns, Traders And Craftspersons5 Marks
Question
Describe the functions of small towns.
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Answer
From the eighth century onwards the Indian subcontinent had several small towns.
They probably emerged from large villages.
They usually had a mandapika (or mandi of later times) to which nearby villagers brought their produce to sell.
They also had market streets called hatta (haat of later time) lined with shops.
There were also streets for different kinds of artisans like potters, oil pressers, sugar makers, toddy makers, smiths, stone-masons, etc.
Some of the traders lived in the town.
Others travelled from town to town.
Many came from far and near to these towns to buy local articles and sell products of distant places like horses, salt, camphor, saffron, betel nut and spices like pepper, cloves, cardamom.
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