What are known as the Varnashramas? Name them.

Short/Brief Note

There were four Varnashramas, e.g. Brahmacharya (upto 25 years), Grihastha (25-50 years)Vanaprastha (50-75 years) and Sanyasa Ashrama (75-100 years).

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Early Vedic Society and Economy

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Chapter 2: The Vedic Period - Short Answer Questions

Chapter 2 The Vedic Period
Short Answer Questions | Q 10

Name any two early Aryan settlements.

What does the Rig Veda contain?

What were the two main occupations of the Rig Vedic Aryans?

What form of worship did the Aryans follow during the early Vedic period?

State the importance of Sacrifices in the early Vedic ritual.

Discuss the sources to reconstruct the Early Vedic (Rig Vedic) Past with reference to the following:

Agni, the personification of Sacrificial fire.

Describe the social life of the Rig Vedic Aryans with reference to the following:

Varna System

With reference to the following explains the main features of the Rig Vedic Economy:

Trade Transactions, Crafts and Transportation

What was known as the ‘Sapta Sindhu’?

With reference to the Society during the Vedic Age, answer the following question:

State the position of women in the Vedic period.