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VI - SS - EM - VEDIC CULTURE IN NORTH INDIA AND MEGALITHIC CULTURE IN SOUTH INDIA
VI - SS
VEDIC CULTURE IN NORTH INDIA AND
MEGALITHIC CULTURE IN SOUTH INDIA
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EXERCISES
I. Choose the Correct answer
1. Aryans first settled in ________________ region.
a. Punjab
b. Middle Gangetic
c. Kashmir
d. North east
Ans: a. Punjab
2. Aryans came from____________.
a. China
b. North Asia
c. Central Asia
d. Europe
Ans: c. Central Asia
3. Our National Motto “Sathyameva Jayate” is taken from __________.
a) Brahmana
b) Veda
c) Aranyaka
d) Upanishad
Ans: d) Upanishad
4. What was the ratio of land revenue collected during Vedic Age
a. 1/3
b. 1/6
c. 1/8
d. 1/9
Ans: b. 1/6
II. Match the Statement with the Reason/Tick the appropriate answer:
1. Assertion : The vedic age is evidenced by good number of texts and adequate
amount of material evidences.
Reason: Shrutis comprise the Vedas, the Brahmanas, the Aranyakas and the
Upanishads.
a. Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
b. Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
c. A is true but R is false.
d. A is false but R is true.
Ans: d. A is false but R is true.
2. Statement I: Periplus mentions the steel imported into Rome from peninsular India was subjected to duty in the port of Alexandria.
Statement II: Evidences for iron smelting has come to light at Paiyampalli.
a. Statement I is wrong.
b. Statement II is wrong.
c. Both the statements are correct.
d. Both the statements are wrong.
Ans: c. Both the statements are correct.
3. Which of the statement is not correct in the Vedic society
a. A widow could re-marry.
b. Child marriage was in practice.
c. Father’s property was inherited by his son.
d. Sati was unknown.
Ans: b. Child marriage was in practice.
4. Which is the correct ascending order of the Rig Vedic society?
a. Grama ˂ Kula ˂ Vis ˂ Rashtra ˂ Jana
b. Kula ˂ Grama ˂ Vis ˂ Jana ˂ Rashtra
c. Rashtra ˂ Jana ˂ Grama ˂ Kula ˂ Vis
d. Jana ˂ Grama ˂ Kula ˂ Vis ˂ Rashtra
Ans: b. Kula ˂ Grama ˂ Vis ˂ Jana ˂ Rashtra
III. Fill in the blanks
1. Vedic culture was ____________ in nature.
Ans: kinship
2. ____________ was a tax collected from the people in Vedic period.
Ans: Bali
3. ____________ system is an ancient learning method.
Ans: Gurukula
4. Adhichanallur is in ___________________district.
Ans: Thoothukudi
IV. True or False
1. The Roman artefacts found at various sites provide the evidence of Indo – Roman trade relations.
Ans: True
2. A Hero Stone is a memorial stone raised in remembrance of the honourable death of a hero.
Ans: True
3. The army chief was called Gramani.
Ans: False
4. The Black and Red ware pottery became the characteristic of the Megalithic Period.
Ans: True
5. Evidence for iron smelting has come to light at paiyampalli
Ans: True
V. Match the following
a. 4 3 2 1
b. 3 4 1 2
c. 1 3 4 2
d. 1 2 3 4
Ans: d. 1 2 3 4
VI Answer in one or two sentence
1. Name the four Vedas.
Four Vedas are
Rig
Yajur
Sama
Atharva
2. What were the animals domesticated by Vedic people?
Animals domesticated by Vedic people are Horses, cows, goats, sheep, oxen and dogs.
3. What do you know about Megalith?
The term 'Megalith' is derived from Greek. 'Megas', means great and 'lithos' means stone. Using big stone slabs built upon the places of burial is known as Megalith.
4. What are Dolmens?
Dolmens are Megalithic tombs made of two or more upright stones with a single stone lying across the burial site
5. What are Urns?
Urns are large pottery jars were used for burying the dead.
6. Name the coins used for business transactions in Vedic period?
They used Nishka,
Satmana (gold coins) and
Krishnala (silver coins)
for business transactions.
7. Name some Megalithic monuments found in Tamil Nadu.
Megalithic monuments found in Tamil Nadu are Dolmens, Menhir and Hero stones etc.
VII Answer the following.
1. Write briefly about the archaeological site at Kodumanal
It is identified with the Kodumanam of Pathitrupathu. More than 300 pottery inscriptions in Tamil – Brahmi have been discovered there.
Archaeologists have also discovered spindles, whorls (used for making thread from cotton) and pieces of cloth, along with tools, weapons, ornaments, beads, particularly carnelian.
A Menhir found at the burial site is assigned to the Megalithic period.
2. Write about the Vedic women in a paragraph.
In Rig Vedic society
Women relatively enjoyed some freedom.
The wife was respected as the mistress of the household.
She could perform rituals along with her husband in their house.
Child marriage and sati were unknown.
There was no bar on the remarriage of widows. Nevertheless, the women were denied the right to inherit property from their parents.
They played no role in public affairs.
In the later Vedic period
The role of women in society, as well as their status, even within the family, declined.
Women could no longer perform rituals in the family.
The rules of marriage became much more complex and rigid.
Polygamy became common.
Widow remarriage was not encouraged.
Education was denied to women.
Intercaste marriages were spurned
VIII HOTS
Difference between Gurukula system of education and Modern system of education.
Gurukula system
The gurukula system is an ancient learning method.
The shishyas resided with their guru and served them and simultaneously learnt and gained knowledge
The subjects of the study included the four Vedas, Ithihasas, Puranas, grammar, logic, ethics, astrology, maths and military science
The students were also trained to lead a disciplined life
Only Dvijas could be Shishyas.
No women could have formal education
Modern system of education
Modern system of education evolved with time
Students no need to stay with guru, they have their own choice of learning
Modern system of education provides various disciplines of subjects from agriculture to aeronautical science.
Modern system of education teaches discipline in theoretical manner
All human beings have the right for formal education.
All men and women have the right for formal education.
