Question

Exercises
A Fill in the blanks
The two Indian epics of the Later Vedic period are the
1
and the
Mahabrata
Ramayana
2. When a king'ascended the throne, the purohita performed the Romper yogna
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gury as their spila one
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Gargi
3. In the Later Vedic period, the classification of society into four varnas became
4. A guru treated his students like his
and the students regarded the
and
were two highly educated women of the
Early Vedic period
Match the following.
A
B
1. Ashvamedha yagna
2 Kosala
3 Magadha
4. grihastha
5. Shiva
6. Brahma
(a) destroyer 5
(b) householder 4
(c) Awadh 2
(d) creator 6
(e) Patna and Gaya 3
(1) horse sacrifice /
1.
2.
Choose the correct answer.
The Mahabharatadig VedaArthashastra was composed during the Later Vedic period.
In the Later Vedic period, Varanasi was known as Kashil osale/kuru.
3. During the vanaprasthalb/grihastha stage of his life an Aryan stayed in a
gurukul and received education from a guru
4 boy was sent to a gurukul at the age of 1 125 and stayed there till he was 4023/50 years old.
5. Agriculture Industry was the main occupation of the Aryans
1.
2
State whether the following are true or false.
The Upanishads were composed during the Later Vedic period T.
Excavations indicate the use of iron during the Later Vedic period. T
3. The sabha and the samiti became very powerful during the Later Vedic period. F
4. The caste system became flexible in the Later Vedic period
5. Education in a gurukul was very expensive
Answer the following questions in one or two words/sentences.
1. What are epics?
2. Name the four kingdoms that developed from small tribal organizations
3. What was the importance of the Rajasuya yagna in the Later Vedic period?
4. What was the highest duty of a woman in the Epic Age?
5. What was the relationship between the guru and his students in a gurukul?​

Answer 1

Answer:

1 ramayana

2 Mahabharata