The Second Urbanization - Class 6

Name a city that developed during the Second Urbanization.

(a)  

Answer explanation

Pataliputra, Rajagriha, Vaishali, Champa, Benaras, Mathura, Kaushambi, Shravasti, Kapilvastu and Ayodhya are the main towns that developed during the second urbanization as mentioned by Pali and Sanskrit texts.

By (a)   BCE, many cities and towns emerged in different parts of India.

How many types of guilds were there during the Second Urbanization?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

Full form of NBPW -

(a)  

Several thousands of moulds for the casting of copper coins have been found in Taxila and Nalanda

• True

• False

Semi-precious stones like sapphire and (a)   were found in places like Kodumanal.

The two main ports referred in the book Periplus of the Erythraean Sea are Bharuch and Tamluk

• True

• False

The merchant guilds were guilds of weavers, goldsmiths, carpenters, leather workers and ivory workers.

• True

• False

Ring wells were rows of (a)   of ceramic rings placed one on top of the other.

Choose three towns in Uttar Pradesh that had special religious significance and were temple towns.

• Mathura

• Ayodhya

• Varanasi

• Srirangam