History & Civics
Answer
The four Vedas are:
- The Rig Veda — It praises the various gods representing the various aspects of nature.
- The Samaveda — It mainly contains the chants recited by priests while performing Yajnas.
- The Yajurveda — It contains chiefly hymns that describe the rituals to be observed while performing Yajnas or sacrifices.
- The Atharvaveda — This Veda contains hymns about magic, charm, and discusses gyan (knowledge), karma (action), and upasana (prayer), as well as the power of spirits. Some hymns also describe medicines for treating diseases and include spells to drive away evil spirits and cure illnesses.
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Read the following excerpt and answer the questions that follow:
"There is however the general point that the Later Vedic society reflected in archaeology was a society which had used iron. Iron objects are common to most of the PGW sites."
(Source: https://egyankosh.ac.in/bitstream/123456789/64790/1/BLOCK%203.pdf)
(a) Which iron tools were used to improve agricultural yield in the Later Vedic period?
(b) How did the use of iron tools impact the Later Vedic period?
Read the following excerpt and answer the questions that follow:
"All aspects of life were discussed in these assemblies. These may include wars, distribution of the spoils of wars, judicial and religious activities etc. Thus these assemblies in a way limited the powers of the chiefs."
(Source: https://www.nios.ac.in/media/documents/SrSec315NEW/315HistoryEng/315HistoryEng_Lesson4.pdf)
(a) Define the Sabha and the Samiti.
(b) What was the primary role of the Sabha and Samiti in Rig Vedic administration?