6th Std Social Notes (The Culture of the Vedic Period)

 

The Culture if the Vedic Period

 I. Answer the following questions:

1. Which are the four vedas?
Ans: a) Rig veda     b) Yajurveda   c) Samaveda   d) Atharvaveda

 

2. Name the gods of the Rigvedic period.
Ans: Indra, Surya, Soma, Varuna, Mitra, Yama, Ashwini

 

3. Name four Varnas.
Ans:Brahman, Kshatriya, vaishya, shudra

 

4. Name two women scholars of the Vedic period.
Ans: Lopamudra & Indrani were two women scholars of the Vedic period.

 

5. Which are the epics of ancient India? Who are authors of them?
Ans: Valmiki wrote Ramayana and Vyasa wrote Mahabaratha.

 

II. Discuss in groups and answer the following question:

1. What are the differences between Pre-vedic society & Post-vedic society?

Ans: In the pre-vedic period ‘Family’ was the basic unit of society and the ‘Father’ was the head of the family. Joint family was in practice. Women were respected and were free to participate in political institutions. Child Marriage and sati system was not practiced. Women were educated through vedic studies. Widow remarriage was practiced.

During the post-vedic period the Gotra system and Ashrama system started. The position of the women was lowered and were deprived of education and political involvement. Society was divided according to the Varna system and child marriage and sati system came into existence. The royal rulers practiced polygamy.

 

III. Match the following:

1. Soma	a. The chief of a community	b
2. Rajan	b. The liquor known to Aryas	a
3. Sabha	c. A holy ritual	d
4. Ashwamedha	d. Ramayana	e
5. Valmiki	e. A political institution	c