Samacheer kalvi 6th Term 2 history - Unit 1 Vedic Culture in North India and Megalithic Culture in South India

Unit 1: Vedic Culture in North India and Megalithic Culture in South India

I. Choose the Correct answer. 

1. Aryans first settled in __________ region. 

1. Punjab    b) Middle Gangetic     c) Kashmir     d) North east

Ans: a) Punjab.

2. Aryans came from _______. 

1. China    b) North Asia     c) Central Asia    d) Europe

Ans: c) Central Asia.

3. Our National Motto “Sathyameva Jayate” is taken from ______.

1. Brahmana    b) Veda    c) Aranyaka    d) Upanishad

Ans: d) Upanishad.

4. What was the ration of land revenue collected during Vedic Age

1. ⅓     b) ⅙     c) ⅛    d) 1/9

Ans: b) ⅙.

II. Match the Statement with the Reason / Tick the appropriate answer:

1. Assertion: The vedic age is evidenced by good number of texts and adequate amount of material evidences. 

Reason: Shrutis comprise the Vedas, the Brahmanas, the Aranyakas and the Upanishads. 

1. Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.

2. Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A. 

3. A is true but R is false. 

4. A is false but R is true. 

Ans: d) A is false but R is true. 

2. Statement I: Periplus mentions the steel imported into Rome from peninsular India was subjected to duty in the port of Alexandria. 

Statement II: Evidences for iron smelting has come to light at Paiyampalli. 

1. Statement I is wrong. 

2. Statement II is wrong. 

3. Both the statements are correct. 

4. Both the statements are wrong. 

Ans: c) Both the statements are correct. 

3. Which of the statement is not correct in the Vedic society.

1. A widow could re-marry.

2. Child marriage was in practice. 

3. Father’s property was inherited by his son. 

4. Sati was unknown. 

Ans: b) Child marriage was in practice. 

4. Which is the correct ascending order of the Rig Vedic Society?

1. Grama < Kula < Vis < Rashtra < Jana

2. Kula < Grama < Vis < Jana < Rashtra

3. Rashtra < Jana < Grama < Kula < Vis

4. Jana < Grama < Kula < Vis < Rashtra. 

Ans: d) Jana < Grama < Kula < Vis < Rashtra. 

III. Fill in the blanks

1. Vedic culture was chalcolithic in nature. 

2. Bali was a tax collected from the people in the Vedic period. 

3. Gurukula system is an ancient learning method. 

4. Adhichanallur is in Thoothukudi district. 

IV. True or False. 

1. The Roman artifacts found at various sites provide evidence of Indo-Roman trade relations. True

2. A Hero Stone is a memorial stone raised in remembrance of the honourable death of a hero. True

3. The army chief was called Gramani. False

4. The Black and Red ware pottery became the characteristic of the Megalithic period. True. 

5. Evidence for iron smelting has come to light at paiyampalli. True

V. Match the following. 

	Site	Finds
a	Keezhadi	Ivory dice
b	Porunthal	Tip of ploughs
c	Kodumanal	Spindles
d	Adichanallur	Gold ornaments

1. 4     3     2     1

2. 3    4    1      2

3. 1     3    4    2

4. 1     2    3    4

Ans: d) 1    2    3    4 

VI. Answer in one or two sentence:

1. Name the four Vedas.

Four Vedas:

• Rig

• Sama

• Yajur

• Atharva.

 

2. What were the animals domesticated by Vedic people?

Animals domesticated by Vedic people:

• Horses

• Cows

• Goats

• Sheep

• Oxen

• dogs

3. What do you know about Megalith?

Using big stone slabs built upon the places of burial is known as Megalith. 

4. What are Dolmens?

Dolmens are Megalithic tombs made of two or more upright stones with a single stone lying across the burial site. 

5. What are Urns?

Urns are large pottery jars used for burying the dead. 

6. Name the coins used for business transactions in Vedic period?

Coins used for business transaction in Vedic period:

• Nishka

• Satmana (gold coins)

• Krishnala (Silver coins).

7. Name some Megalithic monuments found in Tamil Nadu. 

Megalithic monuments found in Tamil Nadu:

• Dolmens

• Menhir

• Hero Stones

VII.  Answer the following

1. Write briefly about the archaeological site at Kodumanal.

Kodumanal archaeological site:

• It is identified with the Kodumanam of Pathitrupathu. 

• More than 300 pottery inscriptions in Tamil-Brahmi language were discovered there. 

• Spindles, whorls and pieces of cloth, along with tools, weapons, ornamnets, beads, particularly carnelian also discovered there. 

2. Write about the Vedic women in a paragraph. 

Status of Women in Vedic period:

• In Rig vedic society, women relativley enjoyed some some freedom. 

• The wife was respected as the mistress of the household. 

• She can do rituals along with her husband in their home. 

• Child marriage and sati were unknown. 

• There was no bar on the remarriage of widows. 

• The women were denied right to inherit property from their parents. 

• They played no role in public affairs.