The Vedas
What is the Veda?
It is a collection of hundreds or thousands of sacred hymns.
What do we call the person from someone's family in the past times.
Ancestor
How did people know about the life of the Indo-Aryans?
Through the Vedas.
What is a subcontinent?
A large landmass that is set apart from the rest of the continent.
How many Vedas were there?
There were 4 Vedas.
What do we call the person who manages, breeds, or tends to livestock?
Herder
What did Indo-Aryans do to have fun?
They made chariot races and gambled.
What are the two major river of the Indus Valley area?
The Indus River
The Ganges River
What was the oldest Veda?
Rig-Veda
What is the song of praise to gods called?
Hymn
Why did the Indo-Aryans give cattle a special importance?
Cattle provide them with food and clothing.
What separates the Indian subcontinent from Asia?
Mountains of Himalaya
What did the Vedas teach us?
The Vedas taught us about religion and people themselves.
What do we call the animals raised for use or pleasure.
Livestock
How was the wealth of the Indo-Aryans measured?
By the number of cattle they had.
Where does the Ganges River flow into?
It flows into the Indian Ocean.
How many sacred hymns did the Rig-Veda include?
10,000 hymns.
To move from one region to another in order to live is called.
Migrate
What crops did the Indo-Aryans grow?
They grew wheat, barely, and lentils.
Where does the Indus River flow?
It flows into Arabian Sea.