Ancient Kingdoms & Sangam Era
Name the dam build by Karikala Chola
Built the Kallanai (Grand Anicut) dam across the Kaveri River.
This coastal town in Tamil Nadu is famous for its 7th-century monolithic rock-cut shore temples built by the Pallava dynasty.
Mahabalipuram (Mamallapuram)
This oldest surviving Tamil grammar work organizes language into chapters on letters, words, and cultural subject matter (Porul).
Tolkappiyam
What is a fish in tamil Sangam symbolize?
The emblem/symbol on the royal flag of the Pandya dynasty.
Rajaraja I built this magnificent UNESCO World Heritage temple in Thanjavur.
Brihadeeswarar Temple
This classical anthology of 400 poems details the heroic deeds, warfare, and public life of ancient Tamil kings, contrasting Akam (interior love) poetry.
Purananuru
who wrote Silappadikaram
Written by Ilango Adigal, this epic poem tells the tragic tale of Kannagi and Kovalan.
This massive Madurai temple complex, famous for its 14 towering gopurams and Golden Lotus pond, is dedicated to a warrior goddess and her consort
Meenakshi Amman Temple
These five landscape types of classical Sangam love poetry—such as Kurinji (mountains) and Mullai (forests)—are named after native flowers.
Thinai
What is the Sangam Period?
This ancient period of Tamil language and literature is associated with three legendary literary assemblies in Madurai.
This unique 8th-century monolithic rock-cut structural temple in Kalugumalai is often referred to as the "Ellora of the South."
Vettuvan Koil
This 9th-century compilation of 4,000 Tamil verses composed by the Alvars marks a pinnacle of the Vaishnavite Bhakti movement.
Nalayira Divya Prabandham
The emblem of this ancient Tamil dynasty featured a bow and arrow?
Cheras
Built by Rajendra Chola I to commemorate his northern victories, this temple was designed to rival the Brihadeeswarar Temple of Thanjavur.
Gangaikonda Cholapuram Temple
Written by the Jain ascetic Thiruthakka Devar, this epic is famous for introducing Virutham meter and serving as a model for Kamban’s Ramavataram.
Seevaka Chinthamani (Civaka Cintamani)