Chapter – 9 Traders, Kings and Pilgrims (Questions and Answers)
Class 6 - Social Science - History - Our Pasts - 1
Q1: What is the silk route? Why did kings want to control the silk route?
Answer: 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.
Kings tried to control the silk route because:
a) They could be benefitted from taxes and tributes.
b) They got gifts from traders along the route.
c) They protected the traders who passed through their kingdoms from attack by robbers.
Q2: For what South India was famous for?