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Map Work
Question 1.
Mark any Five of the following Historical places on the outline map of India, and add an explanatory note on each marked place in Two sentences.
- Harappa
- Pataliputra
- Panipat
- Calcutta
- Badami
- Hampi
- Pondicherry
- Kanchi
Answer:
- Harappa: It is one of the important sites of Indus civilization. It is on the banks of the river Ravi. It is now in Montgomery district of western Punjab in Pakistan. Dayaram Sahani excavated this site in 1921. The great granary is an important building found here.
- Pataliputra: It is presently called as Patna, the capital of Rihar state which is on.the banks of the river Ganges. Pataliputra was the capital of the Magadha empire, the Mauryas and the Guptas.
- Panipat: It is in Hariyana State. It was a great battlefield in the history oflndia where three great battles were fought.
- Calcutta: It is the capital of west Bengal, situtated on the banks of river Hoogli. Calcutta was the first capital of the British India. Swami Vivekanada established Ramakrishna Mis¬sion at Behir near Calcutta.
- Badami: It is in Bagalkote district. The early name of Badami was Vatapi and It was the capital of Chalukyas. It is famous for rockcut cave temples.
- Hampi: It is situated on the banks of river Tungabhadra in Bellary District. It was the capital of the Vijayanagar Empire. Virupaksha temple, Vijayavittalaswamy temple, Stone chariot, etc. are the magnificent monuments at Hampi.
- Pondicherry: It is to the south of Chennai on the Coramandal coast. It was the capital of the French in India.
- Kanchi: (Kanchipuram). It is near Madras in TamilNadu. It was the capital of the Pallavas. The city is famous for many Shaiva and Vaishnava temples. The world famous Kamakshi temple is found here.
Question 2.
Mark any five of the follow ing Historical Places on the outline map of India. And add an explanatory note on each marked place in two sentences.
- Takshashila
- Delhi
- Devagiri
- JailianWalabagh
- Dandi
- Bidar
- Srirangapatna
- Bombay
Answer:
- Takshashila: It is in Pakistan. It was the capital of the Gandhara province. Takshashila University was an important educational centre in Ancient India. Kautilya was a teacher in this university.
- Delhi: It is situated on the banks of river Jamuna. It was the capital of Delhi Sultanate and also the Mughals for some time. Many monuments like Qutub Minar, Red Fort, Jamia Maszid, etc are found here.
- Devagiri: It is in Maharastra. Alla-Ud-din-Khilji led expeditions on this city. Mohammad- bin-Tughlaq built a new city called Daulatabad near Devagiri and shifted his capital from Delhi to Devagiri for a brief period.
- Jalian Walabagh: It is at Amritsar in Punjab. Here General Dyer massacred the unarmed people who were protesting against the Rowlatt Act in 1919.
- Dandi: It is in the West coast of Gujarat. Mahatma Gandhi began Salt Satyagraha Movement at this place.
- Bidar: It is in the northern part of Karnataka. It was the capital city of Bahamani Kingdom. Here Mohammad Gawan built a Madarasa.
- Srigangapatna: It is in Mandya district. It was the capital of the Early Wodeyars of Mysore, Hyder Ah and Tippusultan. Dariya Daulat Palace and Sriranganatha Temple are the famous monuments found here.
- Bombay: It is the capital of Maharashtra. It was the main settlement of the British on the west coast of India. The first session of the Indian National Congress was held here.
Question 3.
Mark any Five of the following Historical places on the outline Map of India, and add an explanatory note on each marked place in two sentences.
- Agra
- Pataliputra
- Meerut
- Bijapur
- Halebeedu
- Harappa
- Jallianwa Uabagh
- Calcutta.
Answer:
- Agra: It is on the banks of river Jamuna in Uttarpradesh. It was founded by Sikandar Lodhi. It became the capital of the Mughals. Taj Mahal is the most famous monument of Agra.
- Pataliputra: It is presently called as Patna, the capital of Bihar state which is on the banks of the river Ganges. Pataliputra was the capital of the Magadha empire, the Mauryas and the Guptas.
- Meerut: It is in Uttarpradesh and is near Delhi. It was an important centre of First war of Indian Independence.
- Bijapura: (Vijapura) It is in the northern part ofKamataka. It was the capital of Adil Shahis. Monuments like Golgumbaz, Ibrahim Rauza, AsarMahai, Barakaman, etc are found here.
- Halebeedu: It is in Hassan District. Its early name was Dorasamudra and it was the capital of the Hoysalas. The Hoysaleshwara and Shantaleshwara temples are found here.
- Harappa: It is one of the important sites of Indus civilization It is on the banks of the river Ravi. It is now in Montgomery district of western Punjab in Pakistan. Dayaram Sahani excavated this site in 1921. The great granary is an important building found here.
- Jalian Walabagh: It is at Amritsar in Punjab. Here General Dyer massacred the unarmed people who were protesting against the Rowlatt Act in 1919.
- Calcutta: It is the capital of west Bengal, situtated on the banks of river Hoogli. Calcutta was the first capital of the British India. Swami Vivekanada established Ramakrishna Mission at Belur near Calcutta.