The importance of cattle in the Vedic period was most closely related to what?
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Correct answer: Wealth and status
In early Vedic society, cattle were an important form of wealth and were connected with food, exchange, gifts and social status. References to cattle in Vedic texts show their economic and symbolic value. Paper-making, printing and large sea-ship activity do not explain the central importance of livestock in this pastoral-agricultural society.
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Wealth and status
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In early Vedic society, cattle were an important form of wealth and were connected with food, exchange, gifts and social status. References to cattle in Vedic texts show their economic and symbolic value. Paper-making, printing and large sea-ship activity do not explain the central importance of livestock in this pastoral-agricultural society.
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This is a Class 9 History question. Chapter: Pastoral Nomads and their Movements.
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