Question

1. What is meant by the term “the Sangam Age?
2. Name any two kingdoms mentioned in the Sangam texts.
3. Who was the author of Tirukkural? Name the three sections into which
Tirukkural are categorised.
4. What are Megaliths? Why are they so called?
5. Name the four castes mentioned in the Tolkappiyam.
6. Name any four divisions (tinais) mentioned in the Sangam literature.
7. Who were the Vellalars during the Sangam Age?
8. Name the main crops grown during the Sangam Period.
9. Name one centre of cotton trade and the products exported to foreign
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Sangam Age.
10. Name any two ports of the Sangam Age.​

Answer 1

Answer:

History ] Events occurring before the invention of writing systems are considered prehistory. "History" is an umbrella term that relates to past events as well as the memory, discovery, collection, organization, presentation, and interpretation of information about these events. Historians place the past in context using historical sources such as written documents, oral accounts, ecological markers, and material objects including art and artifacts

Answer 2

Answer:

1. The Sangam period, Sangam Age (Tamil: சங்ககாலம், Sangakālam) or Third Sangam period, is the period of history of ancient Tamil Nadu, Kerala and parts of Sri Lanka (then known as Tamilakam) spanning from c. ... It was named after the famous Sangam academies of poets and scholars centered in the city of Madurai.
2. The three kingdoms mentioned in the Sangam texts were Pandyas, Cheras and Cholas.
3. Tiruvalluvar
4. Megaliths are very large stones found at most sites of burial from the Sangam Age. The said structure was box-like and was constructed by arranging stone slabs without the application of mortar. Sometimes, the builder would cut an opening into one of the slabs. These structures are also known as memorial stones.
5. The Tolkappiyam has mentioned four castes in Sangam age, namely, Brahmanas, kings, traders