Practice The Rayas And The Nayakas (3.2.3) - An Imperial Capital Vijayanagara (c. fourteenth to sixteenth century)

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Question 1.
What is a nayaka?
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Think about leaders in a military setting.
Question 2.
What does the term 'rayas' refer to?
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They held the highest power in the empire.
3Question 3.
What role did nayakas play in the Vijayanagara Empire?
- A) They were military leaders.
- B) They were local farmers.
- C) They were foreign traders.
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Focus on their primary role associated with military.
4Question 4.
True or False: Nayakas always remained loyal to the rayas.
- True
- False
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Consider their relationship dynamics.
Question 5.
Evaluate the political significance of the amara-nayaka system in establishing Vijayanagara's dominance in South India.
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Think about governance and military interplay.
Question 6.
Assess the factors that led to the fragmentation of the Vijayanagara Empire due to the independence of nayakas.
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Analyze the consequences of their independence.

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