Question

Answer all the questions given under caption.

Composition of society.

1. Mention the names of the clan-based communities of this Sangam Age.
2. What type of social groups do we find in the Tamil country?
3. What type of life was led by the kings and chiefs?
4. What was the effect of the development of agriculture and pastoral ways of life?

Answer 1

1. There were several clan-based communities such as Panar, Paratavar, Eyinar, Uzhavar, Kanavar, Vettuvar, and Maravar.
2. In Tamil country, the social groups were divided into five situational types and related occupational patterns.
3. The kings, chiefs, and merchants led a prosperous life.
4. The development of agriculture and pastoral ways of life might have harmed the ecosystem and the naturally available forest and wild animals.