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g Sutlej was called Shatadru, meaning ‘flowing in hundred branches’ and Beas was known
as the Vipasha, meaning ‘without bonds’.

g The Rig Vedic hymns also mentioned cattle, horses and chariots.
g In India, the practice of erecting megaliths is believed to have started around 3,000 years
ago.

A. Tick (3) the correct option.

1. The early Vedas are _______________ in number.
(a) two (b) four (c) eight
2. The hymns were composed by:

(a) sages (rishis) (b) musicians (c) kings
3. The hymns of Rigveda are hymns in praise of:

(a) girls (b) mothers (c) Gods
4. In which veda, the jana or vish is used to describe the community as a whole?
(a) Rigveda (b) Yajurveda (c) Atharvaveda
5. The Vedic people performed _______________ or _______________ and items like grain,
ghee and in some cases animals, were gifted.

(a) Yajnas (b) sacrifices (c) both (a) & (b)
6. The north Indian megaliths do not contain _______________ tools.
(a) copper (b) bronze (c) iron

B. Match the following columns.
Column A Column B
1. Sukta (a) used in battles

2. Chariots (b) sacrifice
3. Megaliths (c) well-said
4. Yajna (d) slave

5. Dasa (e) stone boulder
C. Answer the following questions.

1. How were the hymns taught to the students?
2. Name the four Vedas. When was the oldest Vedic Literature composed
3. In what ways is Rigveda different from the books we read today?

4. Do historians write history on the basis of legends?
5. What kinds of evidences do archaeologists get from megalithic burials?

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