Important questions with answers
1.
What is a tribe?
Answer: A tribe is a society in the subcontinent who did not follow the
social rules and rituals prescribed by the Brahmanas. They were also not
divided into numerous unequal classes.
2.
What is a clan?
Answer: A group of families or households claiming descent from a common
ancestor is called a clan.
3.
What do you mean by Nomads?
Answer: Nomads are wandering people who move from one place to another.
4.
Fill in the blanks:
a.
The new castes emerging within the vernas were
called jatis .
b.
Buranjis were historical works written by the Ahoms.
c.
5.
State True or False:
a.
Tribal societies had rich oral traditions. True
6.
How was the administration of the
Ahom state organised?
Answer:
The administration of the Ahom state was organised in a very systematic way.The
administration of the Ahoms can be summarised with the help of the following
points.
a.
The administration of the Ahom state was based
on centralised planning.
b.
The Ahom state dependent upon forced labour to
meet the labour needs.
c. People from heavily populated areas were shifted
to less populated areas to maintain equitable distribution of population within
the state.
d.
All adult males had to serve in the army at the
time of war.
e. Also, the Ahom society was divided into clans or
khels who often controlled several villages.
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