Test: Traders, Kings & Pilgrims

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South India was famous for gold, spices, especially pepper, and precious stones. Pepper was particularly valued in the Roman Empire, so much so that it was known as black gold. So, traders carried many of these goods to Rome in ships, across the sea, and by land in caravans.

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Solution: The Silk Route was a historic trade route that dated from the second century BC until the 14th century AD and stretched from China to the Mediterranean. The Silk Route was so named because of the heavy silk trading during that period. This valuable fabric originated in China, which initially had a monopoly on silk production until the secrets of its creation spread. The Silk Route traversed China, India, Persia, Arabia, Greece and Italy. In addition to silk, the route facilitated the trade of other fabrics, spices, grains, fruits and vegetables, animal hides, wood and metal work, precious stones and other items of value. The Silk Route was also known as the Silk Road.

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Bhakti  literally means "attachment, participation, fondness for, homage, faith, love, devotion, worship, purity". ... Bhakti ideas have inspired many popular texts and saint-poets in India. The Bhagavata Purana, for example, is a Krishna-related text associated with the Bhakti movement in Hinduism.

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Traders explored several sea routes. Some of these followed the coasts. There were others across the Arabian Sea and the Bay of Bengal, where sailors took advantage of the monsoon winds to cross the seas more quickly. So, if they wanted to reach the western coast of the subcontinent from East Africa or Arabia, they chose to sail with the south-west monsoon. And sturdy ships had to be built for these long journeys.

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The correct answer is D as madurai was the capital city of Pandyas. The Pandyas were ousted from Madurai by the Chola dynasty during the early 9th century.The city remained under the control of the Cholas until the early 13th century, when the second Pandyan empire was established with Madurai as its capital.

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The correct option is B.
After the death of Buddha, Buddhism was divided into two sects namely Mahayana and Hinayana.

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C is the correct option.
Over 2000 years ago, in the time of Julius Caesar, the Roman Empire was one of the most powerful empires in the world. The Romans loved the Black Pepper and bought it from here, in Southern India. They paid for it in gold, which is why the spice was also called Black Gold.

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The correct answer is option (C). Kushanas were among the earliest rulers who issued gold coins. The main coins issued were gold, weighing 7.9 grams, and base metal issues of various weights between 12 g and 1.5 g. Little silver coinage was issued, but in later periods the gold used was debased with silver.

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The Bhagavad Gita – the holy book of the Hindus – an ancient scripture that assimilates the fundamental truths of life has inspired the world in the past and will continue to instil motivating thoughts in the minds of the future generations.