Let\u2019s Recall<\/strong>
\nQuestion 1.
\nWhat kinds of cloth had a large market in Europe?
\nAnswer:
\nThe clothes that had a large market in Europe were chintz, cossaes or Khassa and bandanna.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Question 2.
\nWhat is jamdani?
\nAnswer:
\nJamdani a fine muslin cloth which is woven with decorative motifs on the looms in grey and white.<\/p>\n
Question 3.
\nWhat is bandanna?
\nAnswer:
\nPrinted clothes are bandana. The word refers to brightly coloured and printed scarf for the neck or head. The term is derived from Hindi word bandhna.<\/p>\n
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Question 4.
\nWho are the Agaria?
\nAnswer:
\nThe people who were known as Agarias were the group of men and women carrying basket loads of iron ore.<\/p>\n
Question 5.
\nFill in the blanks.
\n(a) The word chintz from the word
\n(b) Tipu\u2019s sword was made of steel.
\n(c) India\u2019s textile exports declined in the century.
\nAnswer:
\n(a) Chhint
\n(b) wootz
\n(c) 19th<\/p>\n
Let\u2019s Discuss<\/strong><\/p>\nQuestion 6.
\nHow do the names of different textiles tell us about their histories?
\nAnswer:
\nDifferent textiles have different names and their names tells us their histories:<\/p>\n
(i) Muslin: Finely woven clothes.
\nHistory: Europeans encountered first time cotton cloth from India which was carried by Arab merchants in Mosul in present day Iraq. So, this cloth was referred to as Muslin.<\/p>\n
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(ii) Calico: Derived from Calicut.
\nHistory: When Portuguese first came to India in search of spices they landed in Calicut of Kerala coast in South-west India. The cotton textiles which they took back to Europe, along with spices, came to be called as Calico. Subsequently, Calico became the general name for all cotton textiles.<\/p>\n
(iii) Then the other categories of textiles came like printed cotton clothes called chintz, cossaes (or Khassa) and bandanna.
\nThe printed Indian cotton textiles in England and Europe were liked mainly for their exquisite floral designs, fine texture and relatively cheaper rate. Rich people of England even the Queen herself wore clothes of Indian fabric.<\/p>\n
Question 7.
\nWhy did the wool and silk producers in England protest against the import of Indian textiles in the early eighteenth century?
\nAnswer:
\nBy the 18th century, the popularity of Indian textiles in England worried the wool and silk makers in England. And they began protesting against the import of Indian cotton textiles as they were unable to compete with the Indian textiles because the industry of England had just begun to develop. So there was a threat amongst English producers and they wanted to secure market within the country by preventing the entry of Indian textiles.<\/p>\n
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Question 8.
\nHow did the development of cotton industries in Britain affect textile producers in India? Answer:With the development of the cotton industries in Britain:
\nAnswer:<\/p>\n