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WorksheetsVital villages and thriving towns
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Around 3000 years ago, the tools and weapons were found in the megalithic burials were made of :
Iron
stones
copper
coal
4. In Tamil region, ordinary ploughmen were known as:
(a) Vellalar
(b) Adimai
(c) Uzhavar
(d) Karmakara
5. Northern Black Polished ware is a type of :
(a) Pottery
(b) Stamp
(c) Footwear
(d) Cloth
7. Mathura was also a religious centre-there were
Buddhist ________________ , Jain __________________ and it was an important centre for the worship of______________.
Monasteries, Shrines.,Krishna
Texts,Learning,Buddha
Learning,Texts,Mahavira
Shrines,Monastries,Vishnu
3. Around 2000 years ago, Mathura became the
second capital of the_____________
Magadha
Kushanas
Vajji
Patliputra
6. While new tools and the system of________________ increased
production, irrigation was also used.
Ring wells
Transplantation
Pottery
Travel
8. _______________was a coastal settlement where ships
unloaded goods from distant lands.
Barauch
Mathura
Arikamedu
Ujjain
9. Arretine Ware was named after a city in Canada.
True
False
Shrenis were associations of:
Herders
Rulers
farmers
Craftspersons
The village headman was known as the gramabhojka.
True
False
Mathura was an important :
(a) village
(b) port
(c) religious centre
(d) forested area
The use of iron began in the subcontinent around .
(a) 2000 years ago
(b) 3000 years ago
(c) 9000 years ago
(d) 5000 years ago
Dyeing vats were used to dye :
(a) Paper
(b) Candles
(c) Cloth
(d) None of these
The ploughshare was used to increase agricultural production.
True
False
Most of the grihpatis were big landowners.
True
False
Arikamedu was a ________ settlement.
Small
Coastal
City
Hilly
Patliputra was a major textile producing centre.
True
False
The Kushanas made Mathura their second capital.
True
False
Shrenis also served as banks.
True
False
Tall double-handled jars that contained liquids such as wine or oil are called
amphorae
stamped red-glazed pottery
Roman glassware
