CBSE Class 7 Social Studies Worksheet
History - Tribes, Nomads and Settled Communities
1.
Fill in the blanks: The area and influence of a ____________ varied at different points of time.
2.
State Yes or No: Rani Durgawati was defeated and preferred to die rather than surrender.
A)
Yes
B)
No
3.
When did Hinduism became the predominant religion ?
4.
State Yes or No: Gradually, with the support of the Brahmanas, many tribes became part of the caste system.
A)
Yes
B)
No
5.
Fill in the blanks: Under ____________, Mughal forces captured many Chero fortresses and subjugated the tribe.
6.
Fill in the blanks: Each ____________ was controlled by a particular Gond clan.
7.
Fill in the blanks: The emergence of states is closely related to ____________ change amongst tribal people.
8.
State Yes or No: A khel often controlled several villages.
A)
Yes
B)
No
9.
State Yes or No: Nomads are wandering people.
A)
Yes
B)
No
10.
State Yes or No: The Balochis were another large and powerful tribe in the north-west.
A)
Yes
B)
No
11.
What was subdivided into barhots which were made up of 12 villages each ?
12.
Fill in the blanks: Different castes of petty pedlars made and sold wares such as ropes, reeds, straw matting and coarse ____________ .
13.
What do you mean by transhumance?
14.
State Yes or No: Nomadic pastoralists lived on milk and other pastoral products.
A)
Yes
B)
No
15.
Fill in the blanks: The Ahoms also introduced new methods of ____________.
16.
State Yes or No: The Mongols had well-organised military and administrative systems.
A)
Yes
B)
No
17.
What was divided into garhs ?
18.
What is 'shifting agriculture'?
19.
Fill in the blanks: Many of nomads are pastoralists who roam from one ____________ to another with their flocks and herds.
20.
Fill in the blanks: The large tribe of Bhils was spread across western and ____________ .
CBSE Class 7 Social Studies Worksheet
History - Tribes, Nomads and Settled Communities
Answers
1.
tribe
2.
Option A
3.
In the reign of Sib Singh (1714-1744), Hinduism became the predominant religion.
4.
Option A
5.
Aurangzeb
6.
garh
7.
social
8.
Option A
9.
Option A
10.
Option A
11.
The chaurasi was subdivided into barhots which were made up of 12 villages each.
12.
sacks
13.
Transhumance is a practice followed by pastoral nomads. It is a kind of mobility zone in high mountains associated with pastoralists. During Summer these communities take their flock of sheep and cattle to higher mountains for gazing. During Winter they come down to lower reaches of mountains where they grow grass.
14.
Option A
15.
rice cultivation
16.
Option A
17.
The kingdom was divided into garhs.
18.
Trees and bushes in a forest area are first cut and burnt. The crop is sown in the ashes. When this land loses its fertility, another plot of land is cleared and planted in the same way. This is called shifting agriculture
19.
pasture
20.
central India
