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What were the different occupations of the people?
Answer:
Answer to be written in the exam:
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Agriculture and cattle rearing
were the main occupation.
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Other common occupations were
chariot-making , pottery-making, weaving, jewellery-making, metal-work, carpentry, tanning and fishing.
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Many people were
priests
. Besides conducting religious ceremonies,
priests also acted as teachers and doctors.
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They
passed on the knowledge of the Vedas t
o the children.
- They also had considerable knowledge about medicinal herbs and plants.
