KHALSA MODEL SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL

SOCIAL SCIENCE
CLASS-6
WHAT BOOKS AND BURIALS TELL US
DATE-(21.06.2021-25.06.2021) STUDY MATERIAL NO-22

WRITE THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS IN YOUR SOCIAL SCIENCE COPY

Q. Discuss in brief three Vedic gods, considered especially important.

Answer:
Three gods which are considered especially important in the Vedas are:

1. Agni,
2. Indra and
3. Soma.

1. Agni, the god of fire.

2. Indra, a warrior god.
3. Soma, a plant from which a special drink was prepared.

Q. For which three things in Rigveda were the prayers performed especially?
Answer:
There are many prayers in the Rigveda for (a) Cattle, (b) Children (especially for sons), and (c) horses,
which were yoked to Chariots. Chariots were used in battles.

Q. Write words used to describe the people in Vedic Age.

Answer:
Two words were used to describe the people or the community as a whole. These words were (1)
Jana and (2) Vish.

Q. For which three things were battles fought by the Rigvedic age people?
Answer:

1. Battles were fought to capture cattle.

2. Battles were also fought for land, which was important for pasture, and for growing hardy
crops that ripened quickly, such as barley.
3. Some battles were fought for water, and to capture people.

Q. Who composed hymns?

Answer:
Hymns were composed by sages who were also called ‘rishi’.

Q. Which rivers were worshipped as goddesses?

Answer:
River Beas and Sutlej were worshipped as goddesses.
Q. What was found in Kashmir related to Rigveda?
Answer:
A manuscript of the Rigveda was found on the birch bark in Kashmir.