Kin ship caste and class

Kin ship caste and class

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Flashcard

History

12th Grade

Hard

Created by

Rashi Bhanot

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1.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Tracing descent from father to son, grandson, and so on is called

Back

patriliny

2.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

____________ is the practice of a man having several wives

Back

polygamy

3.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Which aspect of a "gotra" is incorrect? Options: each gotra was named after a Vedic seer, women were expected to give up their gotra after marriage, members of the same gotra could not marry, husbands could take up the gotra of their wives.

Back

Husbands could take up the gotra of their wives.

4.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

The Shakas originally came from: Middle East , Central Asia , Deccan , Greece

Back

Central Asia

5.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

"Paternal estate to be divided amongst sons after the death of the parents, women could not claim a share of these resources" is mentioned in which Brahmanical text?

Back

Manusmriti

6.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

The section of mahabharat that contains stories is designated as ____________ section .

Back

narrative, Narrative

7.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

The "divine origin" of the varna system was justified by the brahmins by citing verse from: Mahabharat, Ramayana, Rig veda, Dharamshastra

Back

Rig veda

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