Name the rivers associated with the Sapta Sindhu region.

Tick (√) the correct option.

1. The Early Vedic people lived in _____________.
   1. Sapta Sindhu
   2. Aryavrata
   3. Arya Varna
   4. Swayamvara
2. The chief of a village in the Early Vedic period was called _____________.
   1. jana
   2. sabha
   3. rajan
   4. samiti
3. _____________ was the chief god in the Early Vedic period.
   1. Varun
   2. Surya
   3. Indra
   4. Shiva
4. Kingship was hereditary in _____________ period.
   1. Early Vedic
   2. Later Vedic
   3. Rig Veda
   4. Yajur Veda
5. _____________ was the stage when a man went into forest to meditate.
   1. Brahmacharya
   2. Vanaprastha
   3. Grihastha
   4. Sanyasa

Fill in the blanks.

1. India was named _____________ after the powerful Aryan tribe called it Bharata.
2. Knowledge which was passed on orally was called _____________.
3. A rajan took advice from his people in two assembled called _____________ and _____________.
4. The Aryans of the Later Vedic period moved towards the _____________ valley and settled on the banks of rivers _____________ and _____________.
5. A boy during the brahmacharya stage of his life went to study in the _____________.

Write True or False.

1. The people who migrated to Northern India were called Indo-Aryans.
2. Rig Veda is a collection of 1048 hymns and prayers.
3. Senani was the chief of the village.
4. Women has a respectable position in the Early Vedic society.
5. The Kshatriyas occupied the top order in the Later Vedic period.

Match the columns.