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ICSE Solutions for Class 9 History and Civics - Early Vedic Civilization

ICSE Solutions for Class 9 History and Civics – Early Vedic Civilization ICSE Solutions for Class 9 History and Civics – Early Vedic Civilization EXERCISES Question 1. Name any two early Aryan settlements. Answer: The early Aryans settled in the Sapta-Sindhu region which comprised the five rivers of Punjab namely—Jhelum, Chenab, Ravi, Beas and Sutlej and the river Indus (Sindhuj and the river Sarasvati. Question 2. Name the first of the Vedas. Or Which is the oldest Vedic literature. Answer: The Rig Veda is the oldest Vedic literature. Question 3. What does the Rijj Veda contain ? Answer: It contains hymns in praise of different Gods and Goddesses like – Indra, varuna and Agni. Question 4. Mention any of the Vedic hymns that enables us reconstruct the Early Vedic Civilization. Answer: Agni. Agni was the personification of the ‘sacrificial fire.’ Sacrifices or yajnas occupied a prominent place in the early Vedic religion. Agni was thought of a mess...