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TECHNOLOGY AND CRAFTS

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22.0 'Objectives , 22.1 Introduction 22.2 Agricultural Technology

22.2.1 Plough 22.2.2 Sowing 22.2.3 Harvesting, Threshing and Winnowing 22.2.4 Irrigationat devices

'22.3 Textile Technology

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22.3.1 Ginning, Carding and Spinning 22.3.2 Weaving 22.3.3 Dyeing and Printing

22.4 Building Construction

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22.4.1 Lime Mortar 22.4.2 Arch and DomeNautted Roofing

22.5 Papermaking and Bookbinding 22.6 Military Technology

22.6.1 Stirrup 22.6.2 Horseshoe 22.6.3 Gunpowder and Fire-arms

22.7 22.8 22.9 22.10 22.11 22.12 22.13

Tincoating ' Glass Manufacture Shipbuilding Distillation Let Us Sum U p Key Words Answers t o Check Your Progress Exercises

This unit introduces you to major crafts and technology that existed during the Delhi Sultanate. Afterxeading this Unit, you would learn about the following: Agricultural technolbgy, Textile technology, Building Construction, Papermaking and Bookbinding. . Military technology, Tincoating, Gl;l\\ manufacture, r \ l ~ \ l ~ l ~ t ~ i l dand . ing

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There has never been any human settlement which did not use some kind of technique or craft for its survival. In fact, the history of technology is no less important than political o r economic studies. Technology is an inseparable part of the material culture of a society. In this Unit, we are offering you a few glimpses of the state of Technology in India during the Delhi Sultanate. The most remarkable aspect is the introduction of new articles of technology and new

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Therefore, our methodology is t o juxtapose the indigenous crafts and techndogy along with the new importations. One thing that will strike p u is that by and large the tools, devices and implements were made of wood and earth, while...