The Age of the Vedas - Study Material in 6th Class CBSE

• The word "Veda" means knowledge. There are 4 Vedas - "Rig Veda, Yajur Veda, Sama Veda and Atharva Veda. 
• The Rig Veda is the oldest Veda. It was composed about 3,500 years ago. 
• Inamgaon was a Chalcolithic settlement. Pottery, tools, ornaments, beads, terracotta figures, seeds and animal bones have been found there.

Fill in the blanks:
1. The word Veda means----(knowledge)

2. The period from ------ is called the Vedic Age. (1500 - 600 BC)

3. The Vedic people are generally referred to as the ----- (Aryans)

4. Each tribe had a ------- who was selected for his bravery. (Rajan)

5. A Popular drink ------ was prepared from milk and juice of a rare plant that grew on the mountains. (Soma)

6. Agriculture and --------- were the main occupations. (cattle - rearing)

7. Dasa later came to mean a -------- (slave)

8. The word --------- means big stones. (megalith)

9. The Rig Veda is dividend into 10 -------- (Mandalas)

10. An animal held sacred -------- (Bull)