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What Books and Burials Tell Us — Question 8

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In the Rigveda, people were described in terms of the work they did and the languages they spoke. In the table below, JiR in the names of six people you know, choosing three men and three women. For each of them, mention the work they do and the language they speak. Would you like to add anything else to the description?
Answer

Answer:
(i) – (b), (ii) – (a), (iii) – (a), (iv) – (b), (v) – (d), (vi) – (a).

II. FILL IN THE BLANKS

Fill in the blanks with appropriate words to complete each sentence:

  1. The oldest of the Vedas is ………..
  2. The Rigveda was composed about …….. years ago.
  3. The hymns in the Vedas have been referred to as ………….. which means …………….
  4. The major gods praised in the hymns of the Rigveda were: ……………………….and …………
  5. Sanskrit is part of the …………..  family of languages.
  6. In a hymn in the Rigveda, Vishvamitra used the word ‘sisters’ for the two rivers ……and…….
  7. ‘Brahmins’ and ‘Rajas’ were two groups of people in terms of…………………..
  8. Slaves were captured during………………..
  9. Stone boulders used for marking burial sites are called …………………
  10. Black and Red Ware are words used for…………….. that were buried with the dead.

Answer:

  1. the Rigveda
  2. 3500
  3. ‘Sukta’, well-said
  4. Indra, Agni, Soma
  5. Indo-European
  6. Beas, Sutlej
  7. Work
  8. war
  9. megalithsMpots.

III.TRUE/FALSE

State whether these sentences are true (T) or false (F).

  1. The Rigveda was written for the first time by hand about 3500 years ago.
  2. Soma was the warrior god.
  3. The Rigveda contains prayers for cattle, children, and horses.
  4. Battles were fought for land, water, and to capture people.
  5. Sons automatically succeeded fathers as ‘rajas’.
  6. Megaliths were used to mark burial sites.
  7. Members of families were usually buried together.
  8. In a hymn in the Rigveda, Vishvamitra has a dialogue with Beas and Sutlej, which were two women.
  9. Sanskrit and Tamil belong to the same family of languages.

Answer:

  1. F
  2. F
  3. T
  4. T
  5. F
  6. T
  7. T
  8. F
  9. F

IV. MATCHING SKILL
Match the items given in column A correctly with those given in column B

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