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Where is evidence of pastoral populations found during the early states period?
Where is evidence of pastoral populations found during the early states period?
- North India and further south
- Karnataka and the Deccan Plateau
- North India and the Deccan Plateau
- Deccan and further south (correct)
What emerged in central and south India from the first millennium BCE?
What emerged in central and south India from the first millennium BCE?
- Advanced irrigation systems
- Pottery making techniques
- Bronze tools and weapons
- Elaborate stone structures known as megaliths (correct)
What is one of the new modes of disposal of the dead mentioned in the text?
What is one of the new modes of disposal of the dead mentioned in the text?
- Burial in wooden coffins
- Cremation in open grounds
- Elaborate stone structures known as megaliths (correct)
- Placing the dead in caves
What evidence emerged from the 6th century BCE indicating new trends?
What evidence emerged from the 6th century BCE indicating new trends?
When was the Rigveda composed?
When was the Rigveda composed?