Question

write a short note on settled cultivators​

Answer 1

Explanation:

The tribes had many customs and rituals. These were very different from those of Brahmanas. But how did the tribal groups live? By the 19th century, tribal people in different parts of India undertook a variety of activities. We will now look at some of the most famous activities of the ancient people in India.

Jhum cultivation is basically shifting cultivation. It was done on small patches of land, mostly in forests. The cultivators cut the treetops to allow sunlight to reach the ground. They burnt the vegetation on the land to clear it for cultivation. Once the crop was ready and harvested, they moved to another field and left that field fallow for several years.

Answer 2

Settled Cultivation

Many tribal groups had begun to settle down instead of moving from one place to another. They began to use the plough and gradually got rights over the land they lived on. British officials saw settled tribal groups like the Gonds and Santhals as more civilized than hunter-gatherers or shifting cultivators.