______ were used for various kind of work.

1

(a)

Carpenters

(b)

Farmers

(c)

Slaves

(d)

Labour

Stone circles or boulders on the surface were used to cover the

1

(a)

house

(b)

burial places

(c)

port-holes

(d)

All of these

What were used for entering the burial places?

1

(a)

Surface-holes

(b)

Burial-holes

(c)

Port-holes

(d)

Stone-holes

Vishvamitra was

1

(a)

A Sage

(b)

A god

(c)

A king

(d)

A soldier

People who composed hymns were called

1

(a)

Dasyus

(b)

Aryas

(c)

Jana

(d)

Vish

In a hymn in the Rigveda, speaks to two rivers, _________ and _______ who were worshipped as Goddesses.

1

(a)

Vishvamitra, Beas, Sutlej.

The people who composed the hymns described themselves as _______ .

1

(a)

Aryas

Battles were also_____ for land, which was important for________ and for growing hardy crops that ripened quickly, such as barley

1

(a)

Fought, pasture

There are four Vedas_____,______,______

1

(a)

Rigveda, Samaveda, Yajurveda and Atharvaveda

The Rigveda includes more than a thousand hymns, called Sukta or______

1

(a)

Well-said

Yajnas were for kings and rulers.

1

(a) True

(b) False

The practice of erecting megaliths began about 3000 years ago.

1

(a) False

(b) True

Soma was the warrior god

1

(a) True

(b) False

Battles were fought for land, water and to capture people

1

(a) False

(b) True

Megaliths were used to mark burial sites

1

(a) False

(b) True

What is cist?

1

(a)

A type of megalith is known as a cist. Some cists have port-holes which could be used as an entrance.

Where was the manuscript of Rigveda found?

1

(a)

The manuscript of the Rigveda was found in Kashmir.

Who were slaves?

1

(a)

Slaves were those persons who were treated as the property of their owners.

What is the language of the Rigveda?

1

(a)

The Rigveda is in old or Vedic Sanskrit

How was the information written in the Rigveda passed on?  

1

(a)

The Rigveda was recited and heard rather than read. It was written down several centuries after it was first composed and it was printed less than 200 years ago.

Do you notice any similarities between Indo-European languages? 

3

(a)

List the languages you have heard about, and try and identify the families to which they belong.

3

(a)

How do historians study the literary sources?

3

(a)

What is the importance of cattle, horses and chariots in the Rigveda?

3

(a)

How was wealth distributed in Vedic India?

3

(a)

Answer the questions based on the picture given below:

(i) Which metal was used for the preparation of the above equipments?
(ii) These equipments were found from which burials?

5

(a)

How did skeletal studies reveal whether a skeleton was of a man or a woman?

5

(a)