Question | Answer |
IN the early days of Aryan migrations, who was their chef god? | Indra |
What hallucinogenic drug was originally taken by the priests? | Soma |
At least 200,000 years before South Asia was introduced to India by the Aryans, what was India? | A paleolithic site |
At what time did cultivators build a neolithic society west of he Indus river? | between 8000 and 5000 BCE |
Why is it hard to follow the development of the Harappan society? | Because of us only being able to study only the highest point of the harappan society, which is from around 2500 BCE, and the rest is underwater. |
What is yet to be deciphered? | Their system of writing |
What animal did they first have domesticated? | chickens |
What type of trade did they encourage? | both foreign and domestic trade |
What was connected to private bathrooms in houses? | sewer systems |
When did the Haappan society collapse? | after 1900 BCE |
What did the Aryan people price? | cattle |
who prepared a work known as the book of manu? | an anonymous sage |
Why did they make animal sacrifices? | to win the favor of the gods. |
Instead of using a system of writing, the Aryans used their secret language to transmit peoms and songs named what? | Sanskrit |
Why did women practice sati? | to demonstrate the dependence on their husbands |
How many daily sacrifices in each household did they have to make to get honor for the gods? | at least 5 each day |
Even under the circumstances, what was as painful as human existence? | The cycle of rebirth |
Were they very religious? | Yes |