1. Gold ornaments have been found in the ________ settlement. 

2. The __________ was the assembly of the selected people of the whole tribe.

3. The word 'Upanishad' literally means ___________ . 

4. The Buddha was the prince of __________ . 

5. Siddhartha was married to _________ . 

1. The Rigveda is the earliest record of the Aryan culture.

2. The Rigvedic people did not worship idols.

3. Gautam Buddha had a son named Rahul.

4. The tree under which the Buddha attained enlightenment is called Peepal tree.

5. Jainism suggests three jewels to achieve moksha from the cycle of birth and death.

2. Why is the Early Vedic period also called the Rigvedic period?

4. What were the amusements of the early people in Vedic period?

6. What natural forces do tribal deities in India often symbolise?

1. Which period of Indian history do we call the Vedic Age and why?

3. What were the two main occupations of the Vedic period?

5. What is the 'Eight-Fold Path'?

7. What is the meaning of 'Upanishad'?

4. Describe the four classes into which the Vedic society was divided.

1. Write an account of the Sabha and the Samiti.

2. What was the position of women in the Rig Vedic society?

3. Mention two forces of Nature which were worshipped during the Regvedic period.

5. Discuss the ways in which tribal deities and Hindu traditions have blended over time.

1. Buddhism and Jainism

2. Shwetambaras and Digambaras

3. Moksha and Nirvana

Rigveda

Samveda

Yajurveda

Atharvaveda

general assembly

council of elders

council of ministers

council of young men

general assembly

council of elders

council of ministers

council of young men

one

two

three

four

Mahavira

Nanak

Rishabh Deva

Gautam Buddha

Upanishads

Sarnath

Buddha's literature

None of these