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has carried out extensive excavations at Adichanallur was mining and industrial town. The
Adichanallur, near the town of Tirunelveli in Tamil discovery of bronze figurines, iron implements
Nadu. Evidences found here indicate that it had such as swords, daggers and arrow-heads and big
trade contacts with other regions. An urn found urns, according to them, points out that it was and
here resembles burial urns found during industrial township.
excavations in Madhya Pradesh. This suggests that

Terminology

Bureaucracy : excessively complicated administration procedure
Depredation : an act of attacking or plundering

Inside Story
Inside Story
g The origin and growth of towns in India came into being as early as 6000–5000 BC.
g The most important development during this period was the use of iron implements in
agriculture.
g Going back to the Indus Valley Civilization, we find a rich craft tradition and a high degree of
technical excellence in the field of pottery, sculpture (metal, stone and terracotta), jewelry,
weaving, etc.
g Merchants and traders emerged and they participated in both internal and external trade.

g The region that today makes up the state of Tamil Nadu was ruled by the Pandyas during the
early centuries of Christian era.

g Recently, the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) has carried out extensive excavations at
Adichanallur, near the town of Tirunelveli in Tamil Nadu.

A. Tick ( ) the correct option.3
1. The origin and growth of towns in India came into being as early as:

(a) 6000–5000 BC (b) 8000–9000 BC (c) 7000–8000 BC
2. These _______ implements such as the axe helped clearing of forests.

(a) bronze (b) copper (c) iron
3. Trade links developed between:
(a) the north and the south (b) the south and the west

(c) the east and the west
4. In which century, the second urbanisation in India took place?
(a) Fourth Century (b) Fifth Century (c) Sixth Century

5. Trade formed a very important source of __________ for the king.
(a) revenge (b) revenue (c) reformation

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