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6. ______________ was the earlier name of Assam.
(a) Kamrupa (b) Manaspura (c) Samrupa

7. Akbar wanted to control Garh Katanga because of ______________ .
(a) its inefficient ruler (b) enemity (c) its rich resources
8. A unit of 84 villages was called ______________ .
(a) khels (b) barhots (c) chaurasis

B. Match the following :
1. Heterogeneous society u u A process by which a tribe or clan formed into a state or
kingdom.
2. Homogeneous society u u A member of a group which moves from one place to
another.
3. Hierarchy u u A society composed of different or unequal members.
4. Caste u u A society composed of similar or equal members.
5. Nomad u u A system of rank or levels in a group.

6. State formation u u A group of people within a varna belonging to a certain
occupation.
C. Fill in the blanks :
1. The two types of societies were ______________ and homogeneous.

2. The priest class among the Hindus is known as ______________ .
3. In the caste hierarchy, the son of a goldsmith took up the occupation of his ______________ .
4. Untouchability was practised against the people of the ______________ castes.
5. The word ______________ means the land of the Gonds.
6. The Gonds queen, ______________ resisted the Mughal invasion.

D. Write ‘T’ for true and ‘F’ for false statements :
1. Caste distinction was present among Muslims too.
2. Kshatriyas belonged to warrior class.
3. The Gonds live in hilly or forest areas.
4. Gonds were a heterogeneous society.

5. The Ahoms lived in Gondwana, a region covering many states in Central India.
6. The Ahoms came from China and mingled into the local Hindu society.

E. Write articles on the following :
1. Caste discrimination
2. Gonds
3. Ahoms
4. State formation
5. Caste structure

F. Answer in one word or phrase :

1. What is a society called when all its members are not equal?

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