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History Part - 3

Vedic Period

Notes

1. The place where Ayans settled in India is called as – Arya Vardham.

2. The Aryans migrated to India through - Khyber and Bolan

3. Aryans made their livelihood by herding the cattle. They compiled the

prayers of their ancestors as Vedas. In History this was called as Vedic

Age.

4. The Vedic Age was classified into two types,

Early Vedic Age: BC 1500 – BC 1000

Later Vedic Age: BC 1000 – BC 600

5. Early Vedic Age – Rig Veda

6. Sabta Sindhu – The Land of Seven Rivers

7. In Rig Veda, Aryans lived in Sindhu which is now in Pakistan. They

settled in Sabta Sindhu in Punjab.

8. The basic unit of the society – Family

Many Families – Village

Many Villages – Vis - Head – Vishwapathy

The next higher administration – Jana- Head- Rajan (King)

People lived in kingdom – Prajas (King – Prajapathi)

Many Chieftains- Mahajanapadas

9. Saba- Group of Elders

Samithi – Representatives of people

10. Women Poets of Early Vedic Age

Vishwawara

Abala

Kosa

Lobamuthra



11. In Early Vedic Age Widows Remarriage was accepted.

12. In Early Vedic Age – Cattle rearing, agriculture were the important

business.

13. Yagas made during Early Vedic Age – Ashvamedha, Rajasuya and

Vajapaya.

14. Later Vedic Period: Sama Veda, Atharvana Veda, Yajur Veda.

15. During the Later Vedic Period Brahmanas, Upanishads, Aranyakas

were written.

16. Later Vedic Period : (B.C 1000 to BC 600)

The metal widely used was iron.

According to the number of cattle owned by a person his wealth

and economic status was estimated.

Sati, according to which the widow will throw herself into the

funeral pyre of her husband, was in practice.

Highly educated women are Gargi, Maitreyi.

17. Gold silver Coins – Nishka, Swarna and Satamana were in use in

Later Vedic Period.

18. Thanur Veda: War Practice.

Expected Questions

1. From which part, the Aryans entered India through the Khyber bolan Pass ?

(A) Sapta Sindhu

(B) Central Asia

(C) East india

(D) Tamilnadu

2. In which part the Aryans settled in India?



(A) Sapta Sindhu

(B) Central Asia

(C) East india

(D) Tamilnadu

3. The occupation of Aryans is

(A) Industrialists

(B) Cattle Feeding

(C) Agriculture

(D) Trader

4. How was their immigrant area known in India?

(A) Sapta Sindhu

(B) Central Asian

(C) Arya vartha

(D) None of these

5. Which civilization is called as Aryans civilization?

(A) Urban Civilization

(B) Village Civilization

(C) Arya vartha

(D) None of these

6. What does Ari means?

(A) Urbanist

(B) Strangers

(C) Fire



(D) Arya vartha

7. Arrange the veda’s in order

(A) Sama, Atharva, Rig, Yajur

(B) Rig, Sama, Atharva, Yajur

(C) Rig, yajur, sama, atharva

(D) Atharva, Yajur, Rig, Sama

8. What does the word “veda” means?

(A) Knowledge

(B) Medicine

(C) Song

(D) Morning

9. What is the oldest oldest veda ?

(A) Rig Veda

(B) Atharva veda

(C) Yajur Veda

(D) Sama Veda

10. How many songs were there in Rig Veda?

(A) 1020

(B) 1208

(C) 1038

(D) 1028

11. Match the following



List 1 List 2

1.Ayurveda - song art

2.Dhanurveda - fighting practice

3.Gandharva Veda - Architectural

4.Silpa script - medicine

(A) 3,4,1,2

(B) 4,2,1,3

(C) 2,1,4,3

(D) 1,2,3,4

12. The earliest vedic period is

(A) BC 20,000 - BC 1000

(B) BC 6000 - BC 2000

(C) BC 7000 - BC 1000

(D) BC 1500 - BC 1000

13. Which of the following statements is / are correct ?

1. During the Rig Vedic period, the Aryans were mostly confined to the Indus

region.

2. The political, social and cultural life of the Rig Vedic people can

be traced from the hymns of the Rig Veda.

(A) 1 Only

(B) 2 Only

(C) 1 and 2

(D) None if these

14. What is the basic beauty of society?



(A) Family

(B) grama

(C) Jana

(D) Visu

15. Which of the following statements is / are wrong ?

1. Many villages were jointl - visu

2. Great governance system - Jana

3. People living in the kingdom - citizens

4. The big state Mahajanapattha joined by several smaller states.

(A) 1,2 and 3

(B) 1,3 and 4

(C) 2 and 4

(D) None of these

16. Which of the following statements is / are correct?

1. The king was assisted by purohita or priest and senani or commander of the

army in his administration

2. Sabah - are representatives of the rural community, the Samiti - the elders.

(A) 1 Only

(B) 2 Only

(C) 1 and 2

(D) None of these


1. Early Vedic Apala, Viswavara, Ghosa and Lopamudra were among the best

female poets in education.



2. Only a single personality was practiced.

(A) 1 Only

(B) 2 Only

(C) 1 and 2

(D) None of these


1. Early Vedic periods were valuable for women. But the widows were not

allowed to remarry.

2. In the early Vedic period women were treated as men obeyed.

(A) 1 Only

(B) 2 Only

(C) 1 and 2

(D) None of these


1. In the early Vedic period, women were educated in parallel to men. But they

do not participate in spirituality.

2. Later in the Vedic period, the organizations like Sabah and Samithi

weakened.

(A) 1 Only

(B) 2 Only

(C) 1 and 2

(D) None of these

20. Which of the following statements is / are not related to later vedic period ?



1. After the period of the Rig Veda, Sama, Yajur, and the later Vedic Vedas are

the days of the Vedas.

2. Extensive governments emerged. The views and explanations of the Laws,

Orasions and Upanishads were enacted.

3. Aryans settled in the Ganga plains of this time.

4. The royal cenotaphs, such as the Rajasusham and Ashwamedam, were made

in revealing the king's greatness.

(A) 1 Only

(B) 2 Only

(C) 1 and 2

(D) None of these


1. Rig Vedic people have the main occupation of livestock breeding, agriculture

and hunting.

2. Knowing the usefulness of the iron, many tools were made and the forests

were planted.

(A) 1 Only

(B) 2 Only

(C) 1 and 2

(D) None of these

22. The unit used for exchange during vedic period is

(A) Bali

(B) Baka

(C) Nishka

(D) Sulk



23. Which of the following statements is / are related to earlier vedic period ?

1. Decorative items, sandalwood, lentils, etc. were exported.

2. Horse and bacon imported.

3. Only women wore garments.

(A) 1,3 only

(B) 1,2 only

(C) 2 and 3

(D) 2 and 3 are wrong


1. Temples or idol worship is not in the earlier Vedic period.

2. They worshiped nature and its forces.

(A) 1 Only

(B) 2 Only

(C) 1 and 2

(D) Both are wrong

25. The dress wore by the women in her waist is called as

(A) Varaasa

(B) Nivi

(C) Adiasas

(D) These are all

26. The later vedic period is

(A) BC 4000 - 60000

(B) BC 1000 to 600



(C) BC 1000 to 60000

(D) BC 5000 - 60000

27. Which of the following kingdoms were formed during the latest vedic period?

(A) Kosala, Videha

(B) Guru, Magadha

(C) Kasi, , Panchala

(D) All of these


1. Asvamedha - king has the right to control the places where the kings horse

crossed .

2. Vajpeya - chariot race

3. Bali, Sulk, Baka, - Coins

4. Nishka, Swarna, Sattanam - Subtitles

(A) 1 and 2

(B) 3 and 4

(C) 2 and 4

(D) 1,2,3, and 4

29. When was the caste system known as Varuna Dharma formed?

(A) Earlier Vedic period

(B) Later vedic period

(C) Rig Vedic Period

(D) All of these

30. What are the crops that are grown up later vedic period?



(A) Millet

(B) Barley

(C) Wheat

(D) All of these


1. In later vedic period the wealth of the person is calculated according to the

number of cattle he have.

2. In the later Vedic period there were workers, weavers, leather workers,

carpenters and jewelers.

(A) 1 Only

(B) 2 Only

(C) 1 and 2

(D) None of these

32. Which of the following statements is / are related to later vedic period ?

1. The status of women began to decline. Obedience and participation in

public events is not allowed

2. Women have no property.

3. Lose political rights to participate in the governing councils. Child

marriage was widely adopted.

4. The usual way of climbing is not practical.

5. There were women like Karki and aitrey who excelled in education.

(A) 1 , 2 and 5

(B) 3 and 4

(C) 2 , 3 and 4

(D) 1,2,3, and 5




1.In the later vedic period, the war of Dhanur veda was taught only to the

rulers.

2. In the later vedic period Gurukula education was the same. It was denied to

women.

(A) 1 Only

(B) 2 Only

(C) 1 and 2

(D) None of these

34. Who is maithrayi’s husband

(A) Janaka Maharajah

(B) Yajna valkya

(C) Prajapathi

(D) Nedunchelian

35. Which of the following statements is/are wrong ?

1. Mahabharata - Valmiki

2. Ramayana - Ved Vyasa

3. Brahmacharyam - Student

4. Aryawardham - The Ganga Plain

(A) 1,2 and 3

(B) 3 and 4

(C) 1 and 2

(D) 2 and 4



36. How was Sura's drink prepared in the earliest vedic period?

(A) Soma

(B) Barley

(C) Wheat

(D) Cotton

37. Which of the following statements is/are not belong to aryan civilization ?

A) Primary Business is Livestock

B) Aryan civilization is the village civilization

C) They used tiger and horses

D) They wore wool, cotton, and animal skin

38. Workers who works with copper is called as?

(A) purohita

(B) Kshatriyas

(C) Vaisyas

(D) Karmar

39. Who was Honored by Janaka Maharaja?

(A) Anoja

(B) Mythairi

(C) Priyadarshana

(D) karky

40. How was the head of the family called in the early Vedic period?

(A) Visuapathi

(B) Prajapathi



(C) Grahapathi

(D) Rajan

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