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A Childrens History of India 01 Flashcards

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The most ancient name of India is

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Jambudvipa

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How did India get the name Jambudvipa

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From the word Jamun which menas a Rose apple

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Another name of ancient India is Bharatvarsha. How did it get this name

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After the Aryan tribe called Bharatas

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4
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Name the various landscapes of India

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Mountains
Deserts
Plains
Deltas
Coasts
Plateaus

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In the North what seperates India from the rest of Asia

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The Himalayan Mountain range

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6
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Name three important peaks in the Himalayan Mountain range

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Everest
Anapurna
Kanchenjunga

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Name two impaortant passes in the Himalayan Mountain range where invaders and traders came to India

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Khyber Pass
Bolan Pass

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The Himalayas are the source of three mighty rivers

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Ganga
Indus
Brahmaputra

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9
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Where does the River Indus begin and end

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It begins in Tibet and Ends in the Arabian sea nera Pakistan

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Where does the River Ganga begin and end

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It begins in the glacial caves of Uttarakand and ends in the Bay of Bengal creating the worlds biggest fertile alluvilial plains

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11
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Name two important rivers of Central India

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Narmada
Godavari

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Name two important rivers of the Deccan Plateau

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Kaveri
Krishna

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13
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Name an ancient Great Kingdom from the South

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Vijaynagar

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14
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The first stone age caves in India are located where

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Bhimbetika Caves in Bhopal Madya Pradesh

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Name the first Civilisation of India

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Harappa Civilisation

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After the decline of the Harappan civilisation, who came to India

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The Aryans

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17
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From where did the Aryans come to India

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From central Asia

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18
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What kind of a tribe were the Aryans

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They were a Nomadic tribe that moved from place to place with their cattle

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How did The Indo Aryans travel from Central Asia to India

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From Iran to Afghanistan to India

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20
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How did the world first come to know about the Aryans

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Through their magnificient literature in the form of the Vedas

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21
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How did ancient India get its name Sapta Sindhu

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From the River Indus and its seven Tributaries
Jhelum
Chenab
Ravi
Beas
Sutlej

River Saraswati

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22
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Was the river Ganga mentioned in the Rig Veda

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No

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23
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In which part of India did the early Indo Aryans settle

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The Punjab area

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24
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From Punjab where did the early Indo Aryans move

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They moved eastwards along the fertile plains of the Ganga and the yamuna

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25
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Did the Aryans ever build temples and images of Gods

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No

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26
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How did the Aryans worship

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They built alters in the Open air sacrificing animals while their poet preists sang verses of praise in ceremonies called YAGNAs

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27
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Name the four Vedas

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Rig Veda
Sama Veda
Atharva Veda
Yagur Veda

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28
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what did the Rig Veda contain

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Verses or shlokas that poet preist sang during Yagnas

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29
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The Sama Veda was a collection of

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Mantras and Melodies

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30
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The Atharva Veda was a collection of

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Charms and Magic spells

31
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The Yajur Veda was a collection of

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Rules and rituals

32
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What does the word Veda Mean

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Knowledge

33
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What does the word Vidya mean

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Learning

34
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Many consider this as the oldest text in the world

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Rig Veda

35
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When was the Rig Veda said to have been composed

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1200 to 1000 BCE

36
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The oldest manuscript of the Rig Veda is said to be dated when

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Eleventh century AD

37
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The Rig Veda is composed of how many books

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10 books also called Mandalas

38
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The Rig veda is made of how many verses

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1028 verses

39
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The oldest verses of the Rig veda was writter by a family of sages. Name a few of these sages

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Vishwamitra
Vashista
Bharadwaja
Atri

40
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Most of the vedas were in praise of four Gods name them

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Indra
Agni
Surya
Varuna

41
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Very few Goddesses were mentioned in the Vedas. Name them

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Prithvi
Ushas
Aranyan

42
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Name three sacred texts that were written much after the Vedas

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Brahmanas
Aryanakas
Upanishads

43
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Name a vedic sloka that people still chant today in praise of the Sun God

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Gayatri Mantra

44
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Aryans were worshippers of Nature.
True or False

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True

45
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Name the Ayran God of Rain and thunder

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Indra

46
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Name the Aryan God of Fire

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Agni

47
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Name the Aryan Sun God

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Surya

48
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Name the Aryan God of the winds

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Vayu

49
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Name the Aryan SKY God

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Varuna

50
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Name the Aryan Earth Goddess

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Prithvi

51
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Name the Aryan beautiful goddess of the dawn

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Usha

52
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Name the Aryan God of the forest

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Aryanani

53
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Which God was the commander of the celestial Army

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Indra

54
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The maximum verses of the Vedas are addressed to which Aryan God

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Indra

55
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The most mysterious God of the Aryans associated with the divine drink is

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Soma

56
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The religious rituals of the Aryans was called

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Yagna

57
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Three sacrifices became very popular with the Kings to show their power. Name them

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Ashwamedha
Rajasurya
Vajpeya

58
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The horse sacrifice was called

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Ashwamedha

59
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During the later vedic period the stories of kings and their battles was narrated by men called

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Sutas
they actualy were charioteers during those battles

60
Q

In the Mahabharata the Pandavas had a picnic by the Yamuna . What did they eat

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Roasted Meat

61
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In the early vedic writings, how many Aryan warring tribes were there

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30

62
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Name seven of the important Aryan tribes

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  1. Puru
  2. Kuru
  3. Bharata.
  4. Yadu.
  5. Turvasha
  6. Anu.
  7. Druhyu
63
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What was the Aryans wealth

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cattle

64
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Each Aryan Tribe had a chieftein called

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Rajan

65
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The Aryan Tribe had two assemblies

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  1. Sabha
  2. Samiti
66
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Were there Child marriages in Aryan system

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No

67
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Were Widows allowed to marry in the Aryan Era

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YES

68
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The caste system was also known as the

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Varana

69
Q

Which professions did the Brahmins have

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Priests
Physicians
Teachers

70
Q

Who were the Kshatriyas

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The Warrior class

71
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Who were the Vaishyas

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Farmers, Traders and craftsman

72
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Who were the Shudras

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The labour Class

73
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The Indo Aryans called their Gods

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Devas

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