CH -8- VITAL VILLAGES, THRIVING TOWNS

Beginning of the use of iron in the subcontinent was around

• 2500 years ago

• 3000 years ago

• 2300 years ago

• 2000 years ago

Ring wells were used for :

• bathing

• washing clothes

• irrigation

• drainage

Mathura was an important :

• village

• port

• religious center

• forested area

———————— was a word used for ordinary ploughmen in Tamil.

(a)  

Some of the earliest works in Tamil was known as (a)   .

What is "NBPW" ?

• North Black Pottery Ware

• Northern Black Polished Ware

• North Blue Pile Water

• Northern Polished Ware Black

crafts persons and merchants formed associations known as (a)   .

(a)   was a coastal settlement where ships unloaded goods from distant lands.

Punch marked coins were made of:

• gold

• silver

• ivory

• tin

While new tools and the system of________________ increased

production, irrigation was also used.

• Ring wells

• Transplantation

• Pottery

• Travel