Class 7 History NCERT Solution Chapter 5 Tribes, Nomads and Settled Communities

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This chapter explores the diverse tribal societies, nomadic groups, and settled communities in medieval India. It delves into their lifestyles, occupations, and unique social structures. The chapter discusses the interaction between these groups and the more settled communities, highlighting the way...


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Chapter - 5
Tribes, Nomads and Settled Communities
Q.1 Match the following:
Garh Garh khel
Tanda Chaurasi
Labourer Caravan
Clan Garha katanga
Sib Singh Ahom state
Durgawati Paik
Ans.:
Garh Garh Chaurasi
Tanda Caravan
Labourer Paik
Clan khel
Sib Singh Ahom state
Durgawati Garha katanga
Q.2 Fill in the blanks:
(a) The new castes emerging within varnas were called .
(b) were historical works written by the Ahoms.
(c) The mentions that Garha Katanga had 70,000 villages.
(d) As tribal states became bigger and stronger, they gave land grants to
and .
Ans.:
(a) The new castes emerging with in varnas were called jatis.

As the economy and the needs of society grew, people with new skills
were required. On the basis of their work and their status in the society
they were divided in different jatis.
(b) Buranjis were historical works written by the Ahoms.
Buranjis are a class of historical chronicles. The first Buranji was written
on the instructions of the first Ahom king Sukaphaa who established the
Ahom kingdom in 1228.
(c) The Akbar Nama mentions that Garha Katanga had 70,000 villages.
Akbar Nama is the official chronicle of the reign Akbar, the third Mughal
Emperor.
(d) As tribal states became bigger and stronger, they gave land grants to
poets and scholars.
In medieval time when tribal states became bigger and stronger, they start
giving land grants to poets and scholars.
Q.3 State whether true or false:
(a) Tribal societies had rich oral traditions.
(b) There were no tribal communities in the north-western part of the
subcontinent.
(c) The chaurasi in Gond states contained several cities.
(d) The Bhils lived in the north-eastern part of the subcontinent.
Ans.: (a) Tribal societies had rich oral traditions (True)

Tribal people do not have any written records but they do have rich
customs and oral traditions which were passed down to each new
generation.
(b) There were no tribal communities in the north-western part of the
subcontinent (False)
The Balochis were the large and powerful tribe in North-West.
(c) The chaurasi in Gond states contained several cities (False)
A chaurasi in Gond states was a unit of 84 villages.
(d) The Bhils lived in the north-eastern part of the subcontinent (False)
The Bhils were spread across western and central parts of India.
Q.4 What kinds of exchanges took place between nomadic pastoralists
and settled agriculturists?
Ans.: Nomadic pastoralists used to move from place to another with their
animals, so, they hadto exchange pastoral products like wool, ghee, etc.
with settled agriculturalists for grain, cloth, utensils and other products.
Let's understand
Q.5 How was the administration of the Ahom state organized?
Ans.: 1. Ahom state was dependent on forced labour called Paiks.
2.Ahom society was divided into clans called khels. A khel controlled
several villages.

3.All adult males served in the army during the war and other times they
were engaged in building dams, irrigation or in other public work.
4.People from heavily populated areas were shifted to less populated
places and the administration became more centralized in the first half of
the seventeenth century.
5.Peasants were assigned land by the village community.
Q.6 What changes took place in varna-based society?
Ans.: Within the varna-based society:
1.Smaller castes called jatis emerged.
2.Many tribes and social groups were taken into cast-based society and
given the status of jatis.
3.Jatis, rather than varna, became the basis for organizing society.
4.Artisans, smiths, carpenters and masons were also given the status of
separate jati.
Q.7 How did tribal societies change after being organized into a state?
Ans.: After being organized into a state:
1.Tribal societies gradually got divided into unequal social classes called
cast system.
2.The leading families joined the ruling class, while the others joined the
lower jatis.
3.Some tribes adopted the Islam in North-west frontier.

4.Others who were powerful conflicted with the larger kingdoms and
empires.
Let's discuss
Q.8 Were the Banjaras important for the economy?
Ans.: The banjaras were very important for the economy.
1.They were the trader-nomads who used to travel from one place to
another for trading purpose.
2.They were used to transport grains to the city market.
3.They helped traders by working as carriers.
4.At the same time they transported food grains for the Mughal army
during their campaigns.
5.Sometimes they were hired by the merchants to trade for them in
different cities.
Q.9 In what ways was the history of the Gonds different from that of the
Ahoms? Were there any similarities?
Ans.: The histories of Ahoms and Gonds were different in the way that:
1.Gonds were completely annexed by the Mughals, while the Ahoms
managed to reclaim their independence soon after their annexation.
2.Gonds lived in vast forest region called Gondwana while Ahoms were
migrated to Brahmaputra valley.
3.Gonds practiced shifting cultivation and Ahoms didn’t.
They were similar in the fact that:

• Both had risen from being small tribal communities to becoming
powerful tribal states.
• Both the tribes modelled themselves on other centralized kingdoms.
• Both the tribes had a centralized administration system.


Let’s do


Q. 10 Plot the location of the tribes mentioned in this chapter on a map.
For any two, discuss whether their mode of livelihood was suited to the
geography and the environment of the area where they lived.
Ans:

Several tribes live in different parts of India. See the map given below:
These tribes settled temporarily at the places which suited them as per
their need and livelihood. Whenever they found the environment or their
mode of living unfavourable, they migrated to other suitable places.


Q. 11 Find out about present-day government policies towards tribal
populations and organise a discussion about these.
Ans :
• Present-day government policies towards tribal populations are

very positive.
•Education is being spread in the tribal areas.
•Facilities like roads, water, electricity have been increased.
•The government is doing actively for the overall upliftment of the
tribal populations.
Q. 12 Find out more about present-day nomadic pastoral groups in the
subcontinent. What animals do they keep? Which are the areas
frequented by these groups?
Ans: Present-day nomadic pastoral groups in the sub-continent are -
Gaddi shepherds living in the western Himalayas, Gujjar Bakarwals,
living in Jammu & Kashmir, Banjaras living in Rajasthan. These
nomadic people keep sheep, goats, and camels.

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