What Books and Burials Tell us Class 6 Worksheet History Chapter 4

Fill in the blanks:

(i) The Rigveda has been written in ______.
(ii)  ______ is situated on the river Ghod.
(iii) The Rigveda was composed about  ______ years ago.
(iv)  ______ is part of a family of languages known as Indo-European.
(v) The major gods praised in the hymns of the Rigveda were ______,  ______, and  ______.
(vi) The dead were buried with distinctive pots, which are called  ______ and  ______Ware.

Rigveda

State True (T) or false (F):

(i) The river Ghod is a tributary of the Bhima. ______
(ii) The oldest Veda is the Samaveda.  ______
(iii) Slaves were women and men who were often captured in war. ______
(iv) Hymns were composed of sages (rishis). ______
(v) In a hymn in the Rigveda, Vishvamitra used the word 'sisters' for the two rivers Beas and Sutlej. ______
(vi) Roma, a plant from which a special drink was prepared. ______

4 vedas

Very Short answer type questions:

Q1: Name 4 Vedas.

Q2: Where was the page from a manuscript of the Rigveda found?

Q3: How were slaves treated?

Q4: In which language was the Rigveda written?

Q5: Which language belongs to the Tibeto-Burman family?

Q6: Who was Charaka?

Maharishi Charaka

Q7: As per Rigveda, why were battles fought?

Q8: Name the site where the skeleton was found with 33 gold beads, 2 stone beads, 4 copper bangles, and one conch shell.

Q9: What did people at Inamgaon eat?

Q10: What are Megaliths?

Q11: How were yajnas performed?

Q12: Why were yajnas or sacrifices performed?

Q13: Which language belongs to the Austro-Asiatic family?

Q14: Which language belongs to the Dravidian family?

Q15: Where was the practice of erecting megaliths prevalent?

Q16: What is Sukta?

Q17: Which is the oldest Veda among the four Vedas?

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