Q1. Fill in the blanks/MCQs/Match up (Sangam, Vellalar, smaller, Uzhavar, slaves and workers)

(i) ……. was a word used for large landowners in TamiL

(ii) The ‘gramabhojaka’ often got his land cultivated by the………………….

(iii) Ploughmen were known as …………. in Tamil

(iv) Most ‘grihapatis’ were………….

(v) Some of the earliest works in Tamil, known as …………. literature.

Part-2

Answer the following Questions (Short Answer type questions):

Q2. How did the dasa karmakara earn a living??(Refer pg. 89)

Q3. What do you know about Jatakas? (Refer pg. 89)

Q4. What were ring wells? (Refer pg. 91)

Part-3

Answer the following (Long Answer type Question):

Q5. Describe the functions of the Gramabhojaka. Why do you think he was powerful? (Refer pg.-89)

Ans. 1.

(i)  Vellalar was a word used for large landowners in Tamil.

(ii) The ‘gramabhojaka’ often got his land cultivated by the slaves and workers.

(iii) Ploughmen were known as Uzhavar in Tamil .

(iv) Most ‘grihapatis’ were smaller.

(v) Some of the earliest works in Tamil, known as Sangam literature.

Ans. 2. Dasa Karmakara used to earn their livelihood by working on the fields of landowners.

Ans. 3. Jatakas are defined as the large number of Indian tales composed by ordinary people regarding the previous lives of Gautam Buddha.

Ans. 4.  Ring wells are characterized as the pots consisting of ceramic rings and they were organized by putting one on the other and these were collectively known as ring wells.

Ans. 5 The functions of 'Gramabhojaka' are listed below:

1). He was considered to be the biggest landowner in the village.

2). He used to hire slaves as well as workers in order to get the land cultivated.

3). He was the entrusted member of the king and thus, he also used to collect taxes from the people of the village.

4). He also worked as a judge to make important decisions and as a police to safeguard the rules made by the king.

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