Early Tamil Society and Culture

Samacheer Book Back Questions And Answers For History Standard 9 Full Book “Early Tamil Society and Culture”

I. Choose the correct Answer:
1. The name of the script used in the Sangam Age
a) English
b) Devanagari
c) Tamil-Brahmi
d) Granta

2. The Sri Lankan chronicle composed in the Pali language mentioning about merchants and horse traders from Tamil Nadu
a) Deepa vamsa
b) Arthasastra
c) Mahavamsa
d) Indica

3. The notable Chola king credited with bringing forest lands under the plough and developing irrigational facilities
a) Karikalan
b) Rajarajan I
c) Kulothungan
d) Rajendran I

4. Inscription that mentions the Cheras
a) Pugalur
b) Girnar
c) Pulimankombai
d) Madurai

5. The famous Venetian traveller who described Kayal as a great and noble city
a) Vasco da gama
b) Alberuni
c) Marco Polo
d) Megasthenes

6. (i) Coins as a medium of exchange were introduced for the first time in the Sangam Age.
(ii) Prakrit was the language used by the common people in Northern India during the Mauryan period.
(iii) Vienna Papyrus, a Roman document, mentions trade related to Muziri.
(iv) The concept of Thinai is presented in the Tamil grammar work of Pathupaattu.
a) (i) is correct
b) (ii) is correct
c) (i), (ii), (iii) is correct
d) (iii) and (iv) is correct

7. (i) Pathitrupathu speaks about the Pandya kings and their territory.
(ii) The Akanaanuru describes the trading activities at Kaveripoompattinum.
(iii) The Chola Emblem was the tiger and they issued square copper coins with images of a tiger.
(iv) Neythal is a sandy desert region.
a) (i) is correct
b) (ii) and (iii) is correct
c) (iii) is correct
d) (iv) is correct

II. Fill in the blanks
1. _____ are documents scripted on stones, copper plates, coins and rings.
2. _____ refers to systematically digging a site to recover material evidence for exploring societies of the past
3. _____ the classic work on economy and statecraft authored by Kautilya during the Mauryan period.
4. _____ is a poetic theme which means a class or category and refers to a habitat or eco-zone with specific physiographical characteristics.
5. _____ referred to the Westerners, including the Greeks, Romans and West Asian people

Answers:
1. Epigraphy
2. Archeological excavations
3. Arthasastra
4. Sangam poems
5. Yavanar

III. Find out the correct statement:
1. a) Evidence of iron smelting has been found in Kodumanal and Guttur.
b) Periplus of Erythren Sea mentions about the pepper trade with India.
c) Punch marked coins are the earliest coins used in India mostly made of gold.
d) The Sangam Age has its roots in the Bronze Age.
Answers:
a and c are correct

2. a) The Cheras ruled over Kaveri delta and their capital was Uraiyur.
b) The Maangulam Tamil-Brahmi inscriptions mention the King Karikalan.
c) The terms Vanikan and Nigama appear in Tamil-Brahmi inscriptions were different types of merchants.
d) Salt merchants were called Vanikars and they travelled in bullock carts along with their family.

IV. Match the following:
1. Epigraphy            A. a narrative text presenting the important historical events
2. Chronicle             B. a Sangam Age port
3. Pastoralism          C. an ornament made in precious stone.
4. Cameo                 D. the study of inscriptions
5. Arikkamedu         E. nomadic people earning livelihood by rearing cattle.

Answers:
1. D
2. A
3. E
4. C
5. B