Name the four Vedas.
The four Vedas are:
(i) Rigveda (ii) Samaveda (iii) Yajurveda (iv) Atharvaveda
In what ways do you think that the life of a raja' was different from that of a dasa' or dasi'?
Find out whether your school library has a collection of books on religion, and list the names of five books from this collection.
What kind of evidence from burials do archaeologists use to find out whether there were social differences amongst those who were buried?
Fill in the blanks with appropriate words to complete each sentence:
(i)The oldest of the Vedas is ………..
(ii)The Rigveda was composed about …….. years ago.
(iii)The hymns in the Vedas have been referred to as ………….. which means …………….
(iv) The major gods praised in the hymns of the Rigveda were : ……………………….and …………
(v) Sanskrit is part of the ………….. family of languages.
(vi) In a hymn in the Rigveda, Vishvamitra used the word ‘sisters' for the two rivers ……and…….
(vii) Brahmins' and Rajas' were two groups of people in terms of…………………..
(viii) Slaves were captured during………………..
(ix) Stone boulders used for marking burial sites are called …………………
(x) Black and Red Ware are words used for…………….. that were buried with the dead.
Megalith Complete the sentences:
(a) Slaues were used for…………….
(b) Megaliths are found in……………
(c) Stone circles or boulders on the surface were used to………………..
(d) Port-holes were used for……………
(e) People at Inamgaon ate…………….