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What Books and Burials Tell Us

Subject: History

Book: NCERT History Class 6

Importance of ancient texts and burial sites.
- **The Vedas**:
- Oldest religious texts of India.
- **Megaliths**:
- Large stone burials, early graves.
- **Life in Vedic Age**:
- Society, occupations, traditions.
- **Oral vs Written Tradition**:
- Transmission of knowledge.

**Possible Exam Questions:**
1. What are the Vedas and why are they important?
2. What do megaliths tell us about ancient burial practices?
3. How was life in the Vedic Age different from today?
4. What were the occupations of people in the Vedic Age?
5. How was knowledge passed from one generation to another?

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