Historical knowledge and it's practical application Flashcards
What is social organization?
The relationship between society and the people responsible for it’s maintenance
What happens when social organization is unstable? (3)
It’s laws, ethics and values are destroyed
What is a major characteristic of an organized society?
Hierarchy
What is hierarchy?
Order in personal relationships
What is a vertical hierarchy?
A hierarchy in which power goes from up
What is an example of a vertical hierarchy? (3)
King
Minister
Government officer
What is a horizontal hierarchy?
A hierarchy with similar power
Who was at the top of the social hierarchy of the past?
The king
How was the king supposed to be? (3)
Virtuous, noble, of lineage
To whom did the word “Nara Isera” belong to?
King Kootakannatissa
Why was “Nara Isera” used?
To show that the king was a “Eshwara” to the countrymen
Who were “Radkhol Samdaru”?
Royal officers
What was the meaning of “Radkhol Samdaru”?
Raja Kula Swami Daru
Where was the word Radala derived from?
The Kandyan kingdom
Why were the Buddhist clergy at the top of the social organization?
Because they advised the government
What authority did the kings handover to the temples in the 1st and 2nd centuries?
Collection of taxes from the tanks
Who were considered as chieftains of the ancient society? (4)
Merchants
Captains
Doctors
Teachers
What were the people below the chieftains addressed as by the inscriptions?
Kudeen
Give a few examples for “kudeen” (6)
Farmers Shepherds Potters Gem cutters Blacksmiths Fishermen
Why were mediators important?
Because the relationship between the people and the chieftains depended on them
Give a few examples for mediators
Traders
Government officers
What did the inscriptions mention about government officers being mediators?
About how they traveled to villages and the villagers informed their problems to them would, who would pass them to the king
Who were at the lowest level of society?
Slaves
What was the duty of slaves?
To engage in various activities
