Answer in one or two sentence: 1. Name the four Vedas. 2. What were the animals domesticated by Vedic people? 3. What do you know about Megalith? 4. What are Dolmens? 5. What are Urns? 6. Name the coins used for business transactions in Vedic period? 7. Name some Megalithic monuments found in Tamil Nadu.
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Answer:
The four Vedas are Rig, Yajur, Sama and Atharva.
2. What were the animals domesticated by Vedic people?
Elephants
Cow
Goat
Sheep
Horse
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.
They are 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 used for burying the dead.
6. Name the coins used for business transactions in the Vedic period.
Nishka
Satmana (gold)
Krishnala (silver)
7. Name some Megalithic monuments found in Tamil Nadu.
Dolmens
Menhir
Dolmens are Megalithic tombs. Megalithic Dolmens have been found in Veeraraghavapuram village, Kanchipuram district, Kummalamaruthupatti, Dindigul, district, and in Narasingampatti, Madurai district.
Answer:
1) The four Vedas are Rig, Yajur, Sama and Atharva.
2)Elephants
Cow
Goat
Sheep
Horse
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.
They are 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 used for burying the dead.
6. Name the coins used for business transactions in the Vedic period.
Nishka
Satmana (gold)
Krishnala (silver)
7. Name some Megalithic monuments found in Tamil Nadu.
Dolmens
Menhir
Dolmens are Megalithic tombs. Megalithic Dolmens have been found in Veeraraghavapuram village, Kanchipuram district, Kummalamaruthupatti, Dindigul, district, and in Narasingampatti, Madurai district.