HISTORY CLASS VII

WEEK 28 (21st December to 23rd December 2020)

Name of the Chapter: 7 TRIBES, NOMADS AND SETTLED COMMUNITIES (35 MINS PER PERIOD)
PERIOD 1: PERIOD : 2 Revision time – 10 mins
Test time – 20 mins
Discussing answers – 10 mins
Marks - 15
Step -I: Step -I:
Revise the chapter and attempt the questions given below in your note
copy

Step -II:
1. Match the following:

garh khel
tanda chaurasi
labourer caravan
clan Garha Katanga
Sib Singh Ahom state
Durgawati paik

2. Fill in the blanks:

(a) The new castes emerging within
varnas were called .
(b) ________were historical works
written by the 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 _______

3. State whether true or false

1. The chaurasi in Gond states contained several cities
2. The Bhils lived in the north-eastern part of the
subcontinent
3. There were no tribal communities in the
north- western part of the subcontinent.
4. Tribal societies had rich oral traditions

Step - III
If you have any doubts clear them with your subject teacher ( Please
check name and number of the subject from the school website)

Step – IV

Critically analyse the followings

1. In what ways was the history of the Gonds different from

that of the Ahoms? Were there any similarities?
2. Find out about present-day government policies towards
the tribal populations

END OF PERIOD 2

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  Testing of previous knowledge relevant to the topic:

Step -II: Write the following question answers in your note copy.

C/W Questions Expected Answers

Q 1. Who were the Ahoms? 3.
1. Name
Q.2. In which states are thedivision
the administrative following tribal societies found:
of the
a. Bhils
Gond tribe 2.
b. Khasis
Q.3 How is Paik system significant in the
c. Nagas
Ahom kingdom? 3.
d. Kolis
e. Maravars
f. Ahoms
g. Cheros.

2. Explain the Paik system introduced by the Ahoms. . 3m

Ans 1. The Ahom state depended upon forced labour known as Paik
system.
1. Those forced to work for the state were called paiks.
2. A census of the population was taken. Each village had to send a number of
paiks by rotation. People from heavily populated areas were shifted to less
populated
3. Write a short note on nomadic pastoralists Pg 97,98 3m

4. Define the terms

a) Buranjis
b) Shifting cultivation.
c) Jatis,
d) Nomadic pastoralist

Step - III
Watch the following videos of Ahoms and the Gond tribe
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UanQqD7nPXg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AOgRz2L4ddc

Step - IV