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Q1 Match the columns
Sukta Stone boulder
Chariots Sacrifice
Yajna Well-said
Dasa Used in battles
Megalith SlaveAns: Sukta well-said
Chariots used in battles
Yajna sacrifices
Dasa slave
Megalith stone boulderSukta is the hymns which is described in vedas which means well said; Chariots were used in battles which were fought to capture tha land; Yajna is a prayer where the sacrifices are made to the fire; Dasa were the slaves; Megaliths are derived as the single large stones.
Q2 Complete the sentences:
(a) Slaves 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 ————————Ans: (a) Work
(b) south india, north east and Kashmir.
(c) indicate the exact place for burial.
(d) buying the other member of the same family at the same place.
(e) wheat, rice, pulse, barley , seasame , peas etc.Q3 In what ways are the books we read today different from the Rigveda?
Ans: The main difference between the two recent days books are written and read unlike the rigveda which was memorized by the students.
Q4 What kind of evidence from burials do archaeologists use to find out whether there were social differences amongst those who were buried?
Ans: Archaeologists came to know that in some burials the skeletons that found, were buried with lots of pots and some with less pots. They resulted that people buried according to the status.
Q5 In what ways do you think that the life of a raja was different from that of a dasa or dasi?
Ans: The Raja was on the top position while dasa\dasi was on the lowest position. Dasa word was used as slaves for the work. They were treated like the property of owners. Actually they were being caught during wars and they made them slaves.