Chapter (9) History Question answers Section-A Q. 1- d. iron Q. 2-d.Mauryan Q. 3-c.Madurai Q. 4-c.industrial centre Q. 5-d.All of the above Section-B Q. 1-barter Q. 2-transport Q. 3-forest Q. 4-history Q. 5-Kodumanal Section-C (T/F) Q. 1- F Q. 2-F Q. 3-T Q. 4-T Q. 5-T Section-D Q. 1- What is transplanting? Ans-They learnt transplanting, which means that they grew paddy seedlings and then transported them to bigger fields. Q. 2-State the factor that....... Ans. Gradually the use of better iron implements led to surplus production in agriculture. Q. 3-What led to the emergence of...... Ans. The emergency of specialized towns led to connected important towns, cities like Taxila, Ujjain, Mathura. Rivers were used for transportation and this led to the emergency of port cities, which turn promoted inland trade. Q. 4- Name the literary sources that give us........ Ans - Jataka Tales and Sangam literature are two works that tell us about the period. Q. 5- Name two port cities. Ans. Mathura, Prayag Section-E Q. 1- Discuss the importance of guilds with...... Ans. The guilds of merchants looked after matters relating to trade. Some even functioned as banks. This led to an increase in trade Q. 2-Explain the specialties of Mathura. Ans. Mathura derived its importance as a center of trade due to its location where the trade routes of the North met the routes to central India and the West Coast. Mathura was the capital of the Kushanas, a powerful empire. Believed to be the homeland ok Krishna , it became a holy city for Hinduism. Q. 3-State the function of an administrative...... Ans. Powerful mahajanapadas, which had a capital became places where administrative and official matters were looked after. Towns like Madurai, Patliputra and Ujjain, developed as capital cities. Q. 4-Write a note on the types of urban centers........ Ans. Urban centers had specific functions and were of different types. They were in contact with each other to fulfill their needs. Powerful mahajanapadas, which had a capital became places where administrative and official matters were looked.