Traders Kings and Pilgrims Social Science - Traders Kings and Pilgrims

Which river valley is the most fertile?

Single minded devotion to one god:

For what was the south India famous for?

From where did the term ‘India’ derive?

The Chinese rulers used to send gifts of silk to Iran and west Asia. True/ False

Ashvaghosha and other Buddhists scholars began writing in English. True/ False

Personal devotion was the central idea of bhakti movement. True/ False

Satavahanas became powerful in western India. True/ False

At Taxila a new form of Buddhist art influenced by the Greek style was developed. True/ False

Name The most important ruler of the Satavahanas.

Write a short note on the Cholas.

Who issued gold coins for the first time?
 

What is the name of the older form of Buddhism?

How many nayanars were there?

What was Kanishka’s contribution to the spread of Buddhism?

Why did kings want to control the Silk Route?

Write short notes on “Jesus Christ”.

Why did the kings try to control the Silk Route?

What do the accounts of Chinese Buddhist pilgrims throw light on?

Explain the Silk Route.

Discuss the reasons why the Chinese pilgrims came to India.

Why the demand of silk increased in the European markets?

Who was Gautamiputra Shri Satakarni?

Who were the best– known rulers who controlled the Silk Route?

What was the basis of belief in the system of Bhakti?

Discuss in short the Xuan Zang’s visit to India.

Which religions flourished after the coming of rulers from distant lands in India?

There are several major pilgrimages performed by people in India today. Find out about any one of them, and write a short description. (Hint: who can go on the pilgrimage-men, women or children? How long does it take? How do people travel? What do they take with them? What do they do when they reach the holy place? Do they bring anything back with them?)

Write a short note on Nalanda.