Tell and write
Look carefully at the map of Golconda. On the map, arrows show all the four directions.
(a) If you are peeping inside from Bodli Darwaza, in which direction from you is Katora Hauz?
(b) If someone is entering from Banjara Darwaza, in which direction from her is Katora Hauz?
(c) In which direction will you walk from Bala Hisar to reach Moti Mahal?
(d) How many gates can you see on the outer walls of the fort?
e) Count how many palaces are there in the fort?
(f) What arrangements for water can you see inside the fort? For example, wells, tanks, stepwells.
On the map, 1 cm distance is equal to a distance of 110 metres on the ground. Now tell
On the map the distance between Bala Hisar and Fateh Darwaja is _ cm. On the ground, the distance between the two would be _ metres.
How far is Makai Darwaza from Fateh Darwaza?
Discuss
Have you recently read or heard about any country attacking or going to war with another country?
Find out what was the reason for this war.
What kind of weapons were used in this war?
What kind of destruction was caused because of this?
Find out
The big gun that Shreedhar saw was made of bronze.
Have you seen anything made of bronze? What? Tribal people have been using bronze to make many things since thousands of years. One wonders how they took out copper and tin from the deep mines, melted these metals, and turned them into beautiful things!
Find out from your elders about some of the things made from bronze that were, or are still used in your house. From its colour try to identify which one of them is made from copper, which from brass, and which from bronze.
Write
What kinds of pots have you seen around you?
Try to find out from your grandparents about the other kinds of pots and pans they used in their time?
Have you ever been to some museum or heard about it? What all things are there in a museum?
Survey and write
Is there any old building or monument near your house which people come to see? If yes, name it.
Have you ever gone to see an old monument? Which was that? Did you feel it told you a story? What could you know about those times from it?
How old was it? How did you know?
What was it made of?
What colour was it?
Were there any special kind of designs on the old building? Draw them in your notebook.
Who used to live there in the olden days?
What kinds of activities took place there?
Do some people still live there?
What we have learnt
Sangeeta thinks it is useless to keep old things in a museum. How would you convince her that it is important to have a museum?
Why do you think the chapter is named, ‘Walls Tell Stories’?