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State whether these sentence are true (T) or false (F).
The Rigveda contains prayers for cattle, children and horses.

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False
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Solution

The correct option is A True

In Rigvedic times wars were fought for land, water, cattle and people.some of the booty obtained from these battles was kept by the leaders, some was given to the priests and the rest was distributed amongst the people.

some wealth was used for the perfomance of yajnas or sacrifices in which offerings were made into the fire.

most men participated in these wars.there was no regular army durring this period.

Battles were fought in the Rigvedic period for various reasons such as Battles were fought to capture cattle.

They also fought for land, which was important for pasture and for growing hardy crops that ripened quickly, such as barley. Somebattles were fought for water and to capture people.


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