Vedic Age Flashcards
What does Veda mean?
Knowledge
Rig Vedic Age is from __ to __
1500 BCE to 1000 BCE
Who are the experts of the Rig veda
Hotri priests
What is the meaning of the word Arya
Nobel
Which is the largest social unit in Rig Vedic times
Jana
What was the social grouping?
kula (family) – grama – visu – jana.
Tribal assemblies were called
Sabhas and Samitis
What is the similarity of the religion of Indus Valley civilization and the vedic age
There were no temples and no idol worship.
Rig Veda mostly consisted of
a collection of hymns
Sama veda consisted of
a collection of songs mostly taken from Rig Veda
Yajurveda
a collection of sacrificial formulae
Atharvaveda
a collection of spells and charms
Which hymn of the RigVeda mentions 21 rivers which include the Ganga in the east and the Kubha (Kabul) in the west.
Nadisukta
Who were settled in the region between the Krishna and Godavari
Bharatas
What is the collection ancient Vedic texts with commentaries on the hymns of the four Vedas.
The Brahmanas
