1. What were the things for which South India was famous?
South India was famous for gold and spices, especially pepper and precious stones.
2. What was the capital of the Pandyas?
Madurai was the capital of the Pandyas.
3. Who were the best known rulers who controlled the Silk Route?
Kushanas were the rulers who were controlled the Silk Route.
4. Who are traders?
The persons who carry different kinds of things from one place to another are known as traders.
5. Who were the Kushanas?
The Kushanas were the rulers who ruled over Central Asia and North West India around 2000 years ago.
6. Why was pepper called ‘Black Gold’?
Pepper was particularly much valued in the Roman Empire, due to which it was known as ‘Black Gold’.
7. What do you understand by the term ‘Dakshinapatha’?
‘Dakshinapatha’ literally means ‘the route leading to the South’, which was also used as a name for the entire southern region.
8. When and where was silk first invented?
Techniques of making silk were first invented in China around 7000 years ago.
9. What is Silk Route?
Some people from China went to distant lands on foot, horseback and on camels, carrying silk with them. The paths they followed came to be known as the Silk Route.
10. Who was Kanishka?
Kanishka was the most famous Kushana ruler who ruled around 1900 years ago.
11. Who was Ashvaghosha?
Ashvaghosha was a poet who composed a biography of Buddha, the ‘Buddhacharita’. He lived in the Court of Kanishka and used Sanskrit language.
12. Who are pilgrims?
Pilgrims are men and women who undertake journeys to holy places in order to offer worship.