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

Mention the important features of the religion of the early Vedic period.

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

Indra, the most favorite God of the Aryans

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

The Family Structure

Give one point of difference between the Early Vedic Period and Later Vedic Period.

With reference to the Vedic Period answer the following question:

State three important changes that took place in the society in the process of its transition from the Early Vedic Period to the Later Vedic Period.

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

Explain briefly the class divisions that existed in society.

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

State the position of women in the Vedic period.