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Tamil Nadu Board 11th Standard History Unit 2: Book Back Answers and Solutions

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Unit 2 - Early India: The Chalcolithic, Megalithic, Iron

Age and Vedic Cultures

I. Choose the Correct Answer

1. The main collection of vedic hymns are called
(a) Brahmanas    
(b) Samhita    
(c) Aranyakas    
(d) Upanishads
Answer Key:
(b) Samhita

2. The land of Upper Ganga Doab region was described as
(a) Kuru-panchalas    
(b) Ganga valley    
(c) Indus valley    
(d) Videha
Answer Key:
(a) Kuru-panchalas

3. Adichanallur is situated in____district.
(a) Coimbatore
(b) Tirunelveli
(c) Thothukudi
(d) Vellore
Answer Key:
(c) Thothukudi

4. Consider the following
(i) Senani - chief of the army
(ii) Gramani - village head
(iii) Bali - voluntary contribution
(iv) Purohita - governor
Which one of the pair is incorrect?
(a) i (b) ii (c) iii (d) iv
Answer Key:
(d) iv

5. Assertion (A) : There is no evidence of child marriage in Early Vedic period
Reason (R) : Women had been excluded from rituals in the later Vedic period
(a)A and R are correct and R explains A
(b)A and R are correct but R doesn’t explain A
(c)A is correct but R is incorrect
(d)Both A and R are incorrect
Answer Key:
(d)Both A and R are incorrect
            

II. Write Brief Answers

1. List out the literature of Vedic Age.

•  Rig, Yajur, Sama and Atharva.
•  Brahmanas, aranyakas, and upanishads.

 

2. Write about the ZendAvesta.

• The ZendAvesta is a Persian/Iranian text of Zoroastrianism.
• It has references to the regions of northern and north-western parts of India.
• This text is an indirect evidence of the early home of the Aryans was outside the Indian subcontinent. 

 

3. Highlight the position of women in the Early Vedic Age.

• Women had a respectable position. 
• Women attended assemblies and offered sacrifices.
• Polyandry system and widow remarriage was also known. 

 

4. Who were the Rig Vedic Gods?

• Indra was the most important god and he was called Purandara.
• Surya was a god who removed darkness.
• Ushas was the goddess of dawn.

 

 5. What do you know of the Iron Age in India?

• The Iron Age in North India was coeval with Painted Grey ware Culture.
• The pottery was fine grey in colour with painted geometric designs.
• In South India it was associated with Megalithic burial mounds.

III. Write Short Answers

1.    Briefly describe the Chalcolithic culture of South India.

• South india does not have fullfledged chalcolithic culture.
• Stone tools continued to be used in this area.
• Black on red ware pottery is found.
• These people survived through animal rearing and agriculture.

 

2.    List out the geographical areas of Early Vedic Age.

• The early Aryans lived in the area of eastern Afghanistan.
• Pakistan.
• Punjab.
• Fringes of Western Uttar Pradesh.

 

 3. Highlight the social divisions in the Rig Vedic period.

• The Dasas and Dasyus were conquered and treated as slaves.
• Social classes were classified as warriors, priests and common people.
• Vedic society was largely egalitarian initially.
• Sudras as a category of people appeared at the end of the Rig Vedic period.

 

 4. Analyse the characteristics of a pastoral society.

• Cattle rearing was an important economic activity for the Aryans.
• Cattle were considered wealth.
• The donations to the priests were mainly cows and women slaves.
• There was no private property in land.

 

 5. Distinguish between the early Vedic society and the later Vedic society.

Early Vedic society	Later Vedic society
Vedic society was largely egalitarian initially.	The system of four Varnas had taken Deep root
Sudras as a category of people appeared at the end of the Rig Vedic period.	Some social groups were placed in ranking even below the Sudras.
Women had a respectable position.	Daughters are spoken of as a source of trouble

 

IV. Answer the following in detail 

1. Give an account of Ochre Coloured Pottery Ware Culture in India.

• Ochre Coloured Pottery Ware culture is found in northern India dating to the Chalcolithic period.
• The OCP pottery has red slip and appears ochre in colour.
• It has black painted designs.
• The OCP comes in the form of jars, storage jars, bowls, and basins.
• The OCP sites produced copper figures and objects and therefore it is also known as "copper hoard culture."
• It is a rural culture and has evidence of the cultivation of rice and barley.
• The villages had wattle-and-daub houses.

2. Discuss the Megalithic Iron Age Sites discovered in Tamilnadu.  

 

Adichanallur:

• Adichanallur, 22 km from Tirunelveli, is located in Thoothukudi district. 
• Urns and pottery of various kinds in large numbers were found hear. 
• Iron implements, including spades and weapons also found.  

Paiyampalli:

• Paiyampalli is a village in Tirupathur taluk, Vellore district. 
• Unearthed black and red ware pottery in this megalithic site were found. 
• A large number of urn burials were also found in this region.  

Kodumanal: 

• Kodumanal, 40 km from Erode, is located on the northern bank of Noyyal river. 
• Pit burials, urn burials and chamber tombs of different types excavated at Kodumanal.
• Hoards of Roman coins have been discovered.

3. Attempt an essay on the polity and administration of the Vedic age.

• The polity of the Rig Vedic period was that of a tribal society. 
• The chief of the tribe was the main political head and he was called rajan. 
• The main duty of the king was to protect the tribe. 
• The assemblies called sabha, samiti, vidhata and gana are mentioned inthe Rig Veda. Sabha was the assembly of elders or the elites, samiti was an assembly of people, and vidhata was the assembly of tribe. 
• The purohitaor priest offered advice to the king. 
• Senani was the chief of army. 
• The officer who controlled the territory was called Vrajapati. 
• Gramini was the head of the village and fighting unit.