Class 6 - Social Science - Our Pasts I
Kings and Kingdoms - Vedic Period
(Key Terms)
1. Indo-Aryans:
They were Aryans who migrated from Central Asia to India.
2. Sapta Sindhu:
means the region of seven rivers. This was the region in which the Aryans first settled when they came to India.
means the land of the Gods. The region where the Aryans lived during the Earth Vedic Age was called Brahmavarta.
4. Aryavarta:
means the land of Aryans. The Gangetic Plain where the Aryans settled during the Later Vedic Age was called Aryavarta.
5. Janas:
They were the tribes into which the Aryans were organized.
6. Gramas: were the villages of the Aryans.
7. Gramaniwas: The headman of the village.
8. Rajan: was the chief of the tribe.
9. Purohita:
He was the priest who performed religious ceremonies arid advised the king on important matters. Senani He was the commander-in-chief of the warriors and he led the forces during the war.
10. Sabha:
It was a small assembly of important members of the tribe who advised and guided the king.
11. Samiti:
It was a large assembly where any member of the tribe could give his opinion on important matters concerning the tribe.
12. Grihapati:
He was the eldest living male member who was the head of the family.
13. Monogamy:
It is the custom of being married to only one person at a particular time.
14. Swayamwara :
It was the ceremony in which the women could choose their own husbands.
15. Soma and Sura: were intoxicating drinks consumed by the Aryans.
16. Varnas:
were the four classes or castes Brahmanas kshatriyas, vaishyas, and shudras.
17. Hereditary:
What is passed from one generation to another. from the previous generation to new generation.
18. Rajasuya Yagna:
It was performed when a king ascended the throne to confer supreme power on him.
19. Ashvamedha Yagna:
The horse sacrifice was performed to establish the undisputed authority of the king over the territory through which the horse moved unchallenged.
20. Brahmacharya:
It was the first stage of a man’s life during which he lived with his guru or teacher and received an education. Grihastha It was the second stage of a person’s life during which he got married and led a family life as a householder.
21. Vanaprastha: It was the third stage of a person’s life when he gave up his worldly life and went to the forests to meditate.
22. Sanyasa:
It was the last stage of a person’s life when he renounced all worldly ties and became an ascetic spreading the principles of religion and truth.
23. Gurukul:
It was the house of the guru or teacher where the young boys were sent to get an education.
24. Guru Dakshina:
It was paid to the guru after a student completed his education. It was paid according to the students' capacity.
25. Dharma:
It means that every person has a moral duty to do what is right and lead a pious life.
26. Karma:
It means that people must face the consequences of their actions, i.e.. good deeds must be rewarded and evil deeds must be punished.
27. Transmigration of the soul:
It means the passing of a person’s soul, after death, into another body.
☛See also:
Our Pasts - CH1 - What, Where, How and When? (NCERT Q & A)
Our Pasts - CH1 - What, Where, How and When? (Q &A)
Our Pasts - CH2 - On the Trail of Earliest People
Our Pasts - CH3 - From Gathering to Growing Foods
Our Pasts - CH4 - In the Earliest Cities
Our Pasts - CH5 - What Books and Burials Tell Us?
Our Pasts - Ch6 - Kings and Kingdoms of Early Republic
Our Pasts - Ch6 - Kings and Kingdoms of Early Republic (Vedic Age) - Key Terms
Our Pasts - CH8 - Ashoka The Emperor who Gave up War
Our Pasts - CH8 - Ashoka The Emperor Who Gave Up War (Q&A-2)
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