1) Describe the local administration of the Cholas .2) What was the role of temples in the chola kingdom?3) Who raided the somnath temple in gujrat?Give an account of his life.4) How did the cholas rise to power?5) Give an account of irrigation and agriculture under the cholas.

Answer:

1. the Chola Empire was divided into provinces called Mandalam Mandalam for further divided into valaNadus or districts the TOWNS were known as the nagarams in large town was called taniyur.
2. temples played a very important role as they BECAME places of worship and second they provided patronage to dance and music and also became SEATS of learning .

4. after the death of Raja Raja 1 his son Rajendra Chola occupied the Throne. he continued with the policy of conquest. the Empire became more powerful in the period of Rajendra Chola. he completed the conquest of Sri Lanka that his father had started his Army defeated the cheras and the chalukyas and then marched towards the North East now modern-day West Bengal where he defeated the Palas .his Army even reached Myanmar .

5. chholas made new development in agriculture they opened up areas for large scale cultivation they also labelled land and CLEARED the FORESTS .tulas land and introduced the art of growing two crops in a year . cholas had a well organised irrigation system to prevent flooding embankments were constructed In The Delta region cholas also constructed canals to carry water to the fields .