How important were craftspersons for the building and maintenance of temples?
- Temples were the places to show the most experienced art work. Therefore, the craftsperson were important for the buildings and maintenance of temples, they performed some activities that are as follows:
- The craftsperson of bidar were so famous for their work in copper and silver that it can be named as bidri.
- The panchalas orb vishwakarma made of goldsmiths bronze smiths, masons and carpenters, were important for to the building of temples.
- Weavers often donated money to temple.
What are the difficulties historians face in using manuscripts?
What changes took place in varna-based society?
In what ways has the meaning of the term “Hindustan” changed over the centuries?
Do you think merchants and bankers today have the kind of influence they had in the eighteenth century?
What were the policies adopted by Asaf Jah to strengthen his position?
How do historians divide the past into periods? Do they face any problems in doing so?
How were the Sikhs organised in the eighteenth century?
What was the impact of the Mongol invasions on the Delhi Sultanate?
How was the administration of the Ahom state organised?
Why do you think many teachers rejected prevalent religious beliefs and practices?
How did a temple communicate the importance of a king?
Anantavarman Kerala
Jagannatha Bengal
Mahodayapuram Orissa
Lilatilakam Kangra
Mangalakavya Puri
Miniature Kerala
What is meant by the “internal” and “external” frontiers of the Sultanate?
How is the “trabeate” principle of architecture different from the “arcuate”?
Who lived in the “Black Towns” in cities such as Madras?
How do historians divide the past into periods? Do they face any problems in doing so?
Who were the major patrons of Kathak?
Why were the Delhi Sultans interested in cutting down forests? Does deforestation occur for the same reasons today?
Match the following:
garh khel
tanda chaurasi
labourer caravan
clan Garha Katanga
Sib Singh Ahom state
Durgawati paik
How were the affairs of jatis regulated?