That the Rig Vedic Aryana were a pastoral people is borne out by the fact that
A
there are many references to the cow in the Rig Veda
B
Most of the wars were fought for the sake of cows
C
Gifts made to priests were usually cows and not land
D
All of the above
Correct Answer: All of the above
The Vedas were composed and orally transmitted with precision by speakers of an Old Indo-Aryan language who had migrated into the northwestern regions of the Indian subcontinent early in this period. The associated Vedic culture was tribal and pastoral until c. 1200 or 1100 BCE and centred in the Punjab.