Solution of Chapter 7. Tribes, Nomads and Settled Communities (Our Parts - II Book)

Match the following:

Fill in the blanks:

(a) The new castes emerging within varnas were called _________.

(b) ___________ were historical works written by the Ahoms.

(c) The __________mentions that Garha Katanga had 70,000 villages.

(d) As tribal states became bigger and stronger, they gave land grants to ________ and _________.

State whether true or false:

(a) Tribal societies had rich oral traditions.

(b) There were no tribal communities in the north-western part of the subcontinent.

(c) The chaurasi in Gond states contained several cities.

(d) The Bhils lived in the north-eastern part of the subcontinent.

What kinds of exchanges took place between nomadic pastoralists and settled agriculturists?

How was the administration of the Ahom state organized?

What changes took place in varna-based society?

How did tribal societies change after being organized into a state?

Were the Banjaras important for the economy?

In what ways was the history of the Gonds different from that of the Ahoms? Were there any similarities?