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NCERT Class 6 History Chapter 5: What Books and Burials Tell Us
Vedas
- Rigveda- oldest, 1000 hymns (suktas β βwell saidβ ) by rishis, 3 Gods β in βold or Vedic Sanskritβ - dialogues
- Agni: God of fire
- Indra: Warrior god
- Soma: Plant from which a drink is made
- Samaveda β musical notes and chanting
- Yajurveda β rituals and sacrifices
- Atharvaveda β spells and charms
Divisions or Parts of Vedas
People
- Brahmins: Priests
- Rajas: Performed rituals β no capital cities, palaces, armies, no tax collection, sons not succeed father
- Jan/Vish (Vaishya) - Puru jana, Bharata jana, Yadu jana
- Aryas: composed hymns
- Dasas or Dasyus: Opponents, slaves captured in war
Stone Buildings
- Megaliths β big stones to mark burial sites β Deccan, NE and Kashmir β were surface or underground β known as cist
- Buried in pots β black & red ware β tools, weapons, ornaments
Inamgoan
- On river Ghod, tributary of Bhima
- Adult buried in ground with head in north
- With vessels of food and water
- Man buried in clay jar in courtyard of house β in cross legged position
- China β writings on animal bones (oracle bones) , king in palaces and bronze vessels
β Manishika