Tribes, Nomads And Settled Communities (Chapter-7)

ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS

1.      Why is it difficult to trace the history of most Adivasi people?

2.      Write a short note on the religious belief and food habits of the Gonds.

3.      What is our main source of information about the Ahoms?

4.      Who were the Gonds?

5.      Give the lifestyle of the nomadic and the mobile people. 

CHOOSE THE CORRECT ANSWER

1.      This tribe had established a strong kingdom

          (A) Banjaras        (B) Gonds

          (C) Ahoms          (D) None

2.      In the Sultanate period muslim nobles were known as

          (A) Imams        (B) Khans

          (C) Amirs         (D) None

3.      The original inhabitants are called

          (A) Adivasi      (B) Jungs

          (C) Hills Bhniyms       (D) None

FILL IN THE BLANKS

1.      The ........... were among the tribal communities.

2.      Muslims were divided into ........... classes.

3.      The nobilities of Muslims were called ...........

4.      Assam was called ........... in early times.

5.      In India, indigenous tribes are known
as ...........

STATE TRUE OR FALSE

1.      Vedic culture placed all adivasis in a separate caste.

2.      The Gonds were a prominent tribe of South India.

3.      The Ahom rulers were called Swargadeos.

4.      Many tribes were nomadic at first.

5.      The Ahoms ruled over the western part of the Brahmaputra valley for six centuries. 

GENERAL TERMS

1.   Adivasisi : The indigenous people of India

2.   Tribe : An adivasi community

3.   Amirs: Noble class during Sultanate period.

4.   Varna: One of the four hierarchical groups into which Vedic society was divided.

5.   Ulemas: Muslim priests having high status in society.