Tourism and History — Chapter Summary
Maharashtra Board · Class 10 · History and Political Science
Summary of Tourism and History for Maharashtra Board Class 10 History and Political Science. Notice how travel changed from pilgrimage and trade to modern.
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Overview
Notice how travel changed from pilgrimage and trade to modern tourism, and how travelers, maps, heritage sites, and local services all connect history with livelihood. Tourism is travelling to visit places in distant regions for a specific purpose, and this purpose may be education, religion, health
Key Concepts
Tourism means travelling to visit places
Tourism means travelling to visit places in distant regions for a specific purpose. It may be linked to pilgrimage, study, trade, leisure, history, he
Travel has deep roots in India
Travel has deep roots in India. Gautam Buddha travelled to several cities for preaching. Buddhist monks, Jain monks, and sadhus also travelled continu
Yuan Shwang travelled to India
Yuan Shwang travelled to India in 630 C.E. Benjamin of Tudela travelled between 1159 and 1173 C.E. Marco Polo stayed in China for 17 years and introdu
Major types include local and interstate
Major types include local and interstate tourism, international tourism, historical tourism, geographic tourism, health tourism, agro-tourism, sports
Historical tourism involves visiting forts
Historical tourism involves visiting forts, monuments, ashrams, and places linked to important events and personalities. Gopal Neelkanth Dandekar arra
Learning Objectives
- Understand the meaning of tourism and its long tradition in India
- Identify major travellers and their historical importance
- Classify the main types of tourism
- Explain how tourism developed and became an industry
- Recognise ways to conserve and preserve heritage sites
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