Most of the people of Sri Lanka Lived in village during the time of the ancient Sinhala kings. They were farmers. They cultivated Paddy and other different foot crops.
These farmers did not own the land they cultivated. The field on which they grew their crop and the grasslands where their cattle grazed did not below to them. They belong to the nobles.
The ancient king ruled the concrete with the help of the nobles. The nobles Governed the various provinces. The king made the laws with the help of the ministries. The ministers were those whose duty was to advise the Kings and to help them to make laws.
There was the chief in each village. He Settled quarrels among villagers and punished those who broke the law. So, he was the man to whom all the villagers took their complaints.
There were no schools then. The bhikkhus were the only people who know how to read and write. so, the temple was the place they are the children learn to read and write.
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