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1
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What is social organization?

A

The relationship between society and the people responsible for it’s maintenance

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What happens when social organization is unstable? (3)

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It’s laws, ethics and values are destroyed

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3
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What is a major characteristic of an organized society?

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Hierarchy

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4
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What is hierarchy?

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Order in personal relationships

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What is a vertical hierarchy?

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A hierarchy in which power goes from up

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What is an example of a vertical hierarchy? (3)

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King
Minister
Government officer

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7
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What is a horizontal hierarchy?

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A hierarchy with similar power

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Who was at the top of the social hierarchy of the past?

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The king

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9
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How was the king supposed to be? (3)

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Virtuous, noble, of lineage

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10
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To whom did the word “Nara Isera” belong to?

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King Kootakannatissa

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11
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Why was “Nara Isera” used?

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To show that the king was a “Eshwara” to the countrymen

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12
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Who were “Radkhol Samdaru”?

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Royal officers

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What was the meaning of “Radkhol Samdaru”?

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Raja Kula Swami Daru

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14
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Where was the word Radala derived from?

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The Kandyan kingdom

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15
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Why were the Buddhist clergy at the top of the social organization?

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Because they advised the government

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16
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What authority did the kings handover to the temples in the 1st and 2nd centuries?

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Collection of taxes from the tanks

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17
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Who were considered as chieftains of the ancient society? (4)

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Merchants
Captains
Doctors
Teachers

18
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What were the people below the chieftains addressed as by the inscriptions?

A

Kudeen

19
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Give a few examples for “kudeen” (6)

A 
Farmers
Shepherds
Potters
Gem cutters
Blacksmiths
Fishermen
20
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Why were mediators important?

A

Because the relationship between the people and the chieftains depended on them

21
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Give a few examples for mediators

A

Traders

Government officers

22
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What did the inscriptions mention about government officers being mediators?

A

About how they traveled to villages and the villagers informed their problems to them would, who would pass them to the king

23
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Who were at the lowest level of society?

A

Slaves

24
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What was the duty of slaves?

A

To engage in various activities

25
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What was the problem with being a slave?

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Lack of freedom

26
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What were the two types of slaves of the past?

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Anwayathadasa (Generational slaves)

Dhanankeethadasa (Mercenary slaves)

27
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What did the kings do to protect society from disruption

A

Maintained bonds between institutions

28
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What are the bonds maintained between institutions called?

A

Social cohesion

29
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What happened to the common principles created by society?

A

Became the law

30
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What are the two types of laws in a society?

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Written and traditional laws

31
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What does the law do?

A

Controls anti-social behaviour

32
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What did the rulers do in accordance to the laws?

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They followed them to protect the goodness of the society

33
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What did the kings do for the law? (4)

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Implemented, understood, made and supervised them

34
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Under whose rule was the country in the 9th century?

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The Manawamma dynasty

35
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What are the two words “wadala” and “sabhawa” related to?

A

The inscriptions related to Manawamma dynasty

36
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What did the “wadala” and “sabhawa” officers do?

A

Engaged in legal activities

37
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What does “wadala” mean?

A

Legislature (Parliament) (King’s court)

38
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What was the parliament in the ancient time?

A

The king’s court

39
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What does “sabhawa” mean?

A

Judiciary

40
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What was the duty of the judiciary?

A

To implement the imposed laws

41
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What do inscriptions say about the judiciary system?

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It was methodical

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