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1. 1.

   Name the rivers associated with the Sapta Sindhu region.

2. 2.

   Tick (√) the correct option.

   1. The Early Vedic people lived in _____________.
      1. Sapta Sindhu
      2. Aryavrata
      3. Arya Varna
      4. Swayamvara
   2. The chief of a village in the Early Vedic period was called _____________.
      1. jana
      2. sabha
      3. rajan
      4. samiti
   3. _____________ was the chief god in the Early Vedic period.
      1. Varun
      2. Surya
      3. Indra
      4. Shiva
   4. Kingship was hereditary in _____________ period.
      1. Early Vedic
      2. Later Vedic
      3. Rig Veda
      4. Yajur Veda
   5. _____________ was the stage when a man went into forest to meditate.
      1. Brahmacharya
      2. Vanaprastha
      3. Grihastha
      4. Sanyasa
3. 3.

   Fill in the blanks.

   1. India was named _____________ after the powerful Aryan tribe called it Bharata.
   2. Knowledge which was passed on orally was called _____________.
   3. A rajan took advice from his people in two assembled called _____________ and _____________.
   4. The Aryans of the Later Vedic period moved towards the _____________ valley and settled on the banks of rivers _____________ and _____________.
   5. A boy during the brahmacharya stage of his life went to study in the _____________.
4. 4.

   Write True or False.

   1. The people who migrated to Northern India were called Indo-Aryans.
   2. Rig Veda is a collection of 1048 hymns and prayers.
   3. Senani was the chief of the village.
   4. Women has a respectable position in the Early Vedic society.
   5. The Kshatriyas occupied the top order in the Later Vedic period.
5. 5.

   Match the columns.

   Column A	Column B
   a. Village headman	i. land of the Aryans
   b. Kshatriyas	ii. Maharajadiraja
   c. Surya	iii. gramini
   d. Aryavarta	iv. warriors
   e. King	v. Sun God

    

6. 6.

   Who is a gomat?