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2. Most of the tribal people were :

(a) nomads (b) farmers (c) politicians
3. The kind of agriculture practised by them was called :
(a) shifting cultivation (b) intensive farming (c) crop rotation

4. The Ahoms established a kingdom that is in the present-day state of :
(a) Jharkhand (b) Assam (c) Karnataka

5. The capital of the Ahoms was:
(a) Bhopal (b) Ranchi (c) Garhgaon
B. Fill in the blanks.
1. _____________ societies were absolutely different from those which existed in the cities.

2. The tribal people were engaged in _____________ , _____________ and _____________ .
3. The _____________ lived in Gondwana which was a large forested region.

4. The name ‘Assam’ probably derived from the word _____________ .
5. _____________ was the most powerful Ahom ruler.

C. Write True or False.

1. Tribal people did not follow the social rules and rituals, prescribed by the
Brahmanas.

2. Tribal people were not divided into many unequal classes.
3. Some tribes settled down in an area permanently.
4. Banjaras travelled with their families in big groups.

5. With the time, tribal groups were exposed to new cultures.
6. The Gond kingdoms survived for some time in spite of the fall of Garha Katanga.

D. Describe the following kinds of tribe communities.
1. Veddids: ________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________

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2. Austro-Asiatic: __________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________
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3. Greco-Indian: ___________________________________________________________________
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