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Imports into Barygaza included wine, copper, tin, lead, coral and:Read the answer and worked solution →The earliest coins, in use for about 500 years, were:Read the answer and worked solution →Mathura has been an important settlement for more than:Read the answer and worked solution →Around 2000 years ago Mathura became the second capital of the:Read the answer and worked solution →Mathura was an important centre for the worship of:Read the answer and worked solution →The fine, hard, shiny black pottery of this period is called:Read the answer and worked solution →Famous cloth-making centres of the period were Madurai in the south and which northern city?Read the answer and worked solution →Associations of craftspersons and merchants that also served as banks were called:Read the answer and worked solution →Arikamedu, where ships unloaded goods from distant lands, is in present-day:Read the answer and worked solution →The stamped red-glazed pottery found at Arikamedu, named after an Italian city, is:Read the answer and worked solution →Tall double-handled Mediterranean jars for wine or oil found at Arikamedu are called:Read the answer and worked solution →Catch the Tamil village termsRead the answer and worked solution →Pop the Arikamedu findsRead the answer and worked solution →Run the years agoRead the answer and worked solution →Slice the village and town wordsRead the answer and worked solution →Village or cityRead the answer and worked solution →Sort the terms by regionRead the answer and worked solution →Type the numberRead the answer and worked solution →Villages and towns bingoRead the answer and worked solution →The Qutb Minar is how many storeys high?Read the answer and worked solution →Who built the first floor of the Qutb Minar?Read the answer and worked solution →The band of inscriptions under the Qutb Minar's first balcony is in:Read the answer and worked solution →The style of roofing with a horizontal beam across two vertical columns is called:Read the answer and worked solution →Building the Agra Fort required 2,000 stone-cutters, 2,000 lime-makers and how many labourers?Read the answer and worked solution →Raniji ki baori, the Queen's Stepwell of 1699, is located in:Read the answer and worked solution →The Kandariya Mahadeva temple at Khajuraho was built in 999 by Dhangadeva of which dynasty?Read the answer and worked solution →In a temple, the main hall where dances were performed is the:Read the answer and worked solution →The Rajarajeshvara temple with the tallest shikhara of its time stands at:Read the answer and worked solution →The stone for the top of the Rajarajeshvara shikhara weighed about:Read the answer and worked solution →The village near Thanjavur remembered for the temple's inclined path is called:Read the answer and worked solution →

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Imports into Barygaza included wine, copper, tin, lead, coral and:

  1. Cotton
  2. Topaz
  3. Ivory
  4. Agate
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Correct answer: B. Topaz

1. Ivory, agate and cotton were exports. 2. Topaz was imported. 3. Gold and silver coins also came in. _Source: syllabus Our Pasts I, Chapter 8, Vital Villages, Thriving Towns._

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The earliest coins, in use for about 500 years, were:

  1. Copper cast coins
  2. Silver tanka coins
  3. Punch marked coins
  4. Gold dinar coins
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Correct answer: C. Punch marked coins

1. Wealth in the Jataka is counted in coins. 2. Punch marked coins were the earliest. 3. Thousands have been found. _Source: syllabus Our Pasts I, Chapter 8, Vital Villages, Thriving Towns._

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Mathura has been an important settlement for more than:

  1. 1500 years
  2. 5000 years
  3. 1000 years
  4. 2500 years
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Correct answer: D. 2500 years

1. It sat at the crossroads of two major routes. 2. Mathura is over 2500 years old. 3. It had fortifications and shrines. _Source: syllabus Our Pasts I, Chapter 8, Vital Villages, Thriving Towns._

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