1) what was the great granary in the Indus valley civilisation used for?
2) what are pagodas ?
3) what was the function of the sabha and the samiti in the early Vedic period?
4) name the four Vedas, state two importance of four Vedas.
5) what is seri culture.
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1)Granaries in the Indus valley civilization have been found in two most important regions known as Mohenjodaro, and Harappa. The granaries in the Harappan civilization served the purpose of a store-house, where the garnered grains were stored. In the ancient times, granaries were often made of potteries
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1Ans: Granaries in the Indus valley civilization have been found in two most important regions known as Mohenjodaro, and Harappa. The granaries in the Harappan civilization served the purpose of a store-house, where the garnered grains were stored.
2Ans: A pagoda is a tiered tower with multiple eaves common to Nepal, China, Japan, Korea, Vietnam and other parts of Asia. Most pagodas were built to have a religious function, most often Buddhist but sometimes Taoist, and were often located in or near viharas. The pagoda traces its origins to the stupa of ancient India.
3Ans: The term Sabha denotes both the assembly (in early Rig-Vedic) and the assembly hall (Later Rig-Vedic). Women who were called Sabhavati also attended this assembly. It was basically a kin-based assembly and the practice of women attending it was stopped in later-Vedic times.
4Ans: There are four Indo-Aryan Vedas: the Rig Veda contains hymns about their mythology; the Sama Veda consists mainly of hymns about religious rituals; the Yajur Veda contains instructions for religious rituals; and the Atharva Veda consists of spells against enemies, sorcerers, and diseases.
5Ans: Sericulture, or silk farming, is the cultivation of silkworms to produce silk. Although there are several commercial species of silkworms, Bombyx mori is the most widely used and intensively studied silkworm.