1. What were the benefits of establishing the factories in cities?
2. Which country came to be known as Finishing centre and why?
3. Why the merchants started moving towards countryside?
4. Who led the revolt in the Gudem hills of Andhra Pradesh?
Answers
Explanation:
1.The prominent Indian merchants and traders settled in colonial cities like Bombay, Calcutta and Madras. They served as agents or middlemen for the British and lived traditionally built courtyard houses in the Black Town. They centred over large tracts of land in these cities and heavily made investments for the future. They wanted to impress their British masters or colonial ruler or white people living in white towns by giving lavish parties during festivals seasons and built temples to establish their supremacy and prestige in society.
2.London came to be known as Finishing Ceentre becuse thee finishing was done in London before the export merchants sold the cloth in the international market. This is how London came to know as the "finishing centre".
3.Merchants moved towards the countryside because: a. Merchants wanted to expand their production so as to meet the growing needs of the population and therefore to decided to move to the countryside. ... Trade guilds exercised monopoly rights over production and to trade in specific products.
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