NCERT Class 6 social studies History Our Past Eighth Chapter ‘VITAL VILLAGES THRIVING TOWNS’ Exercise Question Solution.
1)
a> Vellalar, b> slaves, c> Uzhavar, d> Smaller.
2) The gramabhojaka was the largest landowner) He had slaves and also he hired workers to cultivate the land) Gramabhojaka was powerful because king entrusted them to collecting taxes from the villagers.
3) Craftsman like carpenters, Weavers, potters etc.
4) a> drainage B> Silver c> religious centre, d> Crafts persons
5) The iron tools are sickle, tongs and axe are shown on the page 79.
Tongs would have been used to hold things without actually touching them.
6) In the modern era, drainage system in our locality is well-planned. In the lesson, same system was adopted. Both the system are quite similar. But the only difference is past drainage system is made of mud, bricks and thatch. So They could not survive for long time. But in modern era, we have well developed drainage system. It is made of solid materials and also it also runs long.