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Early Vedic Age
Early Vedic Age
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Theory of Arctic Region : Bala Gangadhara Tilak.
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• Sutudri (Sutlej)
• Vipasa (Beas)
• Asikni (Chenab)
• Parosni (Ravi)
• Vitasta (Jhelum)
• Sindhu (Indus)
• Saraswati
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• They were tall & fair-complexioned people
with sharp features, & strong
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Early Vedic Age
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• The Aryans who entered India were only
groups of semi-nomadic tribes.
Purohita
Senani
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Sahba :
• Body of elders
• To discuss local issues
Samithi :whole people
• To discuss national issues
Vidhata:
• Religious Assembly
• Customs and traditions were organized as
law(rule and regulations only) of the land,
which even the king could not neglect.
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Position of King
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Social conditions
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Social Divisions
Learning Group
Protectors
Farmers
Working class
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• They lived in the villages and social life was
simple, sacred and smooth.
• They lived in wooden houses.
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Economy
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Early stage main source of income cattle
breading and cattle rearing.
Agriculture was the main source of income after
100 years.
State collected tax from public.
Commerce was largely controlled by the people
called Pani
Chief items of commerce were cloth and goods
made of leather.
Transportation: chariots, horses and bullock
carts.
Carpenters and Blacksmiths were important
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