Title E-Social-Science-EM10_001-077.pdf ✅

Online Answer Keys – SOCIAL SCIENCE 3    They evolved the tradition of worshipping with Dhup, Deep and Aarti.    They also undertook nature and animal worship.    The Aryan culture was internalised by the Dravidians.    They had matriarchal family systems and permitted inter-caste marriage.    They made progress in the crafts like boat and raft making, weaving, spinning and dyeing cotton.    Tamil, Telugu, Kannada and Malayalam are the Dravidian family languages spoken by the people in South India. Rich literature in Tamil and other Dravidian languages was developed.   Initial Tamil literature was full of the expression of love. 26. India’s natural heritage includes mountains, rivers, forests, deserts, streams, lakes, seas, wide range of minerals, vegetation and animals. 27. The artisans of Lothal made different types of appliances like sickle, curved saw and needle from copper and bronze. They made utensils, idols and pots from copper and bronze. Weapons were made from iron. 28. Man is acquainted with the uses of wood from the Stone Age period when wood was used to make fire in the caves for cooking food and warmth. ® Later on wood was used to build houses and for other types of construction work, to make weapons and to make boats. ® Wood was also used to make idols of deities and toys for children. ® Wooden pillars, windows and doors, thrones, chariots, grills were the forms of wood work in the ancient and medieval period. The art of wood carving also developed during this period.    In present times wood work is found in the form of furniture.    The swings and toys of Idar and wood furniture of Sankheda in Gujarat are famous. 29. The grand minaret Qutub Minar is situated in Delhi.    The work of its construction was started by the Sultan Qutub-ud-din Aibak of the Slave (Ghulam) dynasty and completed by his son-in-law Iltutmish in the 12th century.    This 72.5 metres tall minaret was made from round red stone and marble. Its circumference is 13.75 metres at the base which gets progressively reduced to 2.75 metres at the top.    Verses from Quran have been engraved on it.    It is the tallest stone minaret in India. 29. Ex. Q. Ajanta caves : The famous Ajanta caves are situated in Maharashtra’s Aurangabad district near the village Ajanta.    This famous art work of sculpture and wall-painting was rediscovered by captain John Smith in 1819.    Its 29 caves are divided into (1) caves based on wall-paintings and (2) caves based on sculpture.    The caves numbered as 1, 2, 10, 16 and 17 have beautiful wall-paintings on the themes in the Buddhist religion.