Traders, Kings and Pilgrims – CBSE Notes for Class 6 Social
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Facts that Matter :
• The Northern Black Polished ware was fine pottery which included bowls and plates. They were carried by the traders from the places where they were made and were sold at other places.
• South India was famous for gold, spices, especially pepper and precious stones. Pepper was in great demand in the Roman empire. It was valued as black gold there. Traders carried these goods to Rome in ships and in caravans.
• Traders discovered several sea routes. They took advantage of the monsoon winds to make their journeys quick, easy and comfortable.
• New Kingdoms developed along the coasts of the southern half of the sub-continent.
• The Choias, Choras and Pandyas became powerful in south India around 2300 years ago.
• Puhar or Kaveripattinam, the port or the Choias and Madurai, the capital of the Pandyas were two important cities.
• The chiefs of the three ruling families demanded and received gifts from the people. They also collected tribute from neighbouring areas. They kept some of the wealth and distributed the rest amongs their supports.
• Around 200 years later the Satavahanas gained power in western India. Gautamiputra Shri Satakarni was the most important ruler of the Satavahanas.
• China invented the technology of making site around 7000 years ago. While the methods were kept a secret for many years, some people from China who went to distant lands carried silk with them. The paths they followed came to be known as the Silk Route.
• The knowledge of silk spread far and wide. Rulers and rich people in Rome began to
wear silk.
• The Kushanas rulers controlled the Silk Route. They ruled over central Asia and north¬west India around 2000 years ago. Their two major centres of power were Peshawar and Mathura. They also ruled Taxila.
• The credit of the spread of Buddhism goes to Kanishka, a Kushan ruler. He organized a Buddhist council where scholars met to discuss various matters.
• A new form of Buddhism, i.e. Mahayana Buddhism developed. Now Statues of the Buddha were made.
• Bodhisaltvas were supposed to be people who had attained enlightenment.
• Buddhism spread throughout Central Asia, China and later to Korea and Japan. It spread to western and southern India too. It also spread to Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Jhailand, etc.
• Along with travellers pilgrims also travelled. The Chinese Buddhist pilgrims such as Fa Xran, Xuan Zang and l-Qing became very popular.
• The worship to Shiva, Vishnu and goddesses like Durga became popular with Hinduism. These deities were worshipped through Bhakti, which means a person’s devotion to his or her chosen deity. No one was barred from following the path of Bhakti.
Words that Matter:
• Muvendar: It is a Tamil word meaning three chiefs, used for the heads of three ruling families, the Cholas, Choras and Pandyas.
• Dakshina path: Literally it means the route leading to the south.
• Silk Route: The paths through which the traders carried silk are known as silk routes.
• Bodhisattvas: These were supposed to be persons who had attained enlightenment.
• Bhakti: It means a person’s devotion to his/her chosen deity.
• Pilgrim: Man and woman who undertake journeys to some sacred places to offer prayers.
Dateline:
• Around 2300 years ago—the Cholas, Choras and Pandyas became powerful in south India.
• Around 2500 years ago—the Satavahanas became powerful in western India.
• Around 7000 years ago—techniques of making silk were first invented in China.
• About 2000 years ago—wearing silk became a fashion among rulers and wealthy people in Rome.
• Around 1900 years ago—Kanishka, the most famous Kershana ruler ruled.
• About 1600 years ago—Fa Xran, a Chinese Buddhist pilgrim came to the subcontinent.
• Around 1400 years ago—Xuan Zang, another Chinese Buddhist pilgrim came.
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