Chapter 10 Traders Kings and Pilgrims Solutions
Question - 1 : - Match the following:
Answer - 1 : -
Muvendar------------ Cholas, Cheras and Pandyas
Lords of the dakshinapath -------- Satavahana rulers
Ashvaghosha --------- Buddhacharita
Bodhisattvas ----------- Mahayana Buddhism
Xuan Zang ------------- Chinese pilgrim
Question - 2 : - Why did kings want to control the Silk Route?
Answer - 2 : - The kings wanted to control the Silk Route to protect the traders. This was done with the aim of ensuring a flourishing trade. The flourishing trade could ensure good tax collection and collection of tributes. Hence, the kings wanted to control the Silk Route.
Question - 3 : - What kinds of evidence do historians use to find out about trade and trade routes?
Answer - 3 : - Historians look for various items of trade. If a particular item comes out to be from a distant land, this shows the existence of trade relations with that part of the world. Historians also look for coins which tell a lot about history. Historians also look into accounts of traders and pilgrims.
Question - 4 : - What were the main features of Bhakti?
Answer - 4 : -
Following are the main features of Bhakti:
1. This was the result of people's struggle to free the religion from control of the priests.
2. A person was free to choose his ways and means to worship a god.
3. Pure devotion to a deity was most important aspect. Any object could be used as a symbol of the god.
Question - 5 : - Discuss the reasons why the Chinese pilgrims came to India.
Answer - 5 : - The Chinese pilgrims were mainly interested in exploring about Buddha and Buddhism. Hence, they came to India.