HISTORY
ANCIENT INDIA
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Question
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Horse
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Female deities
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Urban centres
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Iron implements
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Detailed explanation-1: -Horse was common to both the Harappan society and the Rigvedic society.
Detailed explanation-2: -Horse was common to both the Harappan society and the Rigvedic society.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Harappan civilization was urban in nature, Vedic culture was rural and pastoral. At best the Rig Vedic Aryans lived in fortified places protected by mud walls; and these cannot be regarded as towns in the Harappan sense.
Detailed explanation-4: -The Indus Valley civilization was primarily urban in nature with their people being engaged in trade and commerce. The Vedic civilization was essentially rural in nature with agriculture being the predominant occupation of the people.
Detailed explanation-5: -The Early Vedic period is also known as the Rig Vedic period. In this period, the Indo-Aryans (c. 1750 BCE to 1000 BCE) believed mostly in pastoral activities, limited agriculture with a smaller economy. They raised cattle, sheep, and goats, which became the symbols of abundance or wealth.