Tag: history

Spices grown in tropical climates became an important part of European cooking and cotton cloth was very attractive. This eventually drew European traders to India.

The Champaner-Pavagadh Archaeological Park was inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage site in 2004.

Khajuraho, Halebid, and Konark are renowned for their temples adorned with intricate and erotic sculptures. Madurai is famous for its Meenakshi Amman Temple, which is celebrated for its massive gopurams and mythological sculptures rather than being specifically noted for erotic carvings.

Ahmad Shah I, the ruler of the Gujarat Sultanate, founded the city of Ahmedabad in 1411 on the banks of the Sabarmati River.

The Konark Sun Temple was constructed by King Narasimhadeva I of the Eastern Ganga Dynasty in the 13th century. Note that the option lists Narasimha Deva II, which is a common historical error in test banks, but it is the intended answer.

Ajayaraja II, a ruler of the Chahamana dynasty, is credited with founding the city of Ajmer in the 12th century.

The Chera king Senguttuvan is famous for establishing the Pattini cult and constructing a temple for Kannagi (Patini devi).

Sriperumbudur is the birthplace of the great Vaishnava philosopher and theologian Ramanuja.

The town of Bidar is located in the current Indian state of Karnataka. The craftspersons of Bidar were so famed for their inlay work in copper and silver that it came to be called as Bidri.

Between 700 and 1750,  there was a gradual clearing of forests and the extension of agriculture, a change faster and more complete in some areas than in others. Changes in their habitat forced many forest-dwellers to migrate. They became part of large complex societies, and were required to pay taxes and offer goods and services to local lords.