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1. 1.

   Fill in the blanks.

   1. The Aryans entered South Asia through the _______________ Pass.
   2. Brahmavarta means the land of _______________.
   3. _______________ was the chief of a jana or a tribe.
   4. Varnas were the four main social _______________.
   5. Rajan was under the control of the _______________ and the _______________.
2. 2.

   Match the following.

   1. Nishka	(a) Epics
   2. The Gangetic plains	(b) Gold
   3. Rajasuya, Ashvamedha	(c) Aryavarta
   4. Bhaga	(d) Sacrifices
   5. Ramayana, Mahabharata	(e) Tax

    

3. 3.

   Write True or False for the following.

   1. Upper caste girls were not sent to gurukula for study.
   2. The Aryans, who arrived in the Sapta Sindhu, are called Indo-Aryans.
   3. In the early Vedic period, a Brahmin could become a Kshatriya or vice-versa.
   4. Purohita was the only adviser of Rajan in the early Vedic period.
   5. The students did not give guru dakshina to their teachers at the end of education.
4. 4.

   What was the Sapta Sindhu?
5. 5.

   Write a note on the tribal chief Rajan.
6. 6.

   What was the basic unit of the Aryan society in the early Vedic period?