State your opinion. The Rigvedic people subsisted on agriculture. - History

State your opinion.

The Rigvedic people subsisted on agriculture.

Short Note

The Rigvedic tribal settlements have been mentioned as 'Krishtya' in the Rigveda. 'Krish' means ploughing.
Hence the people who ploughed and also their settlements were mentioned as 'Krishtya'.
The importance of agriculture is clearly emphasised in the 10^th mandala of the Rigveda.
It states that for the farmer his ploughshare is the means of obtaining.

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Chapter 4: Vedic Period - Exercises [Page 33]

Chapter 4 Vedic Period
Exercises | Q Q.4 (2) | Page 33

Choose the correct alternative and write the complete sentence.

The importance of agriculture is clearly emphasised in the ______mandala of the Rigveda.

Choose the correct alternative and write the complete sentence.

A potter is mentioned as an artisan in the ______ for the first time.

Choose the correct alternative and write the complete sentence.

The god who protected the animals was known as ______.

Find the incorrect pair from set B and write the correct ones.

Set ‘A’	Set ‘B’
(1) Nishka	Gold ornament
(2) Barley	Main crop of the Vedic people
(3) Krishtya	The apparatus of drawing water from the well
(4) Navya	river transport

Write the names

Cultivable land prepared by ploughing -

Complete the concept map given below.