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Chapt
er:TheVedi
cPer
iod

1)
Namet
hei
mpor
tantsour
cesofi
nfor
mat
ionaboutt
hev
edi
cper
iod.

*Li
ter
arysour
cesar
e;ar
eVedas,
vedangas,
Brahmhanas,
Arany
akas

andupani
shads

*Ar
chaeol
ogi
calsour
cesar
e:t
hei
roni
mpl
ement
s,pot
ter
y.

2)wr
it
eashor
tnot
eont
hef
ourVedas.

I
)Thef
ourVedasar
e;

*Ri
gVeda

*Yaj
urVeda

*SamaVeda

*At
har
vaVeda

I
I)t
heseVedasgi
vet
hei
nfor
mat
ionaboutt
hesoci
al,
economi
c,pol
it
ical

andr
eli
giousaspect
sofl
if
eoft
hepeopl
edur
ingt
hev
edi
cper
iod.

3)st
atewhatt
hehy
mnsi
neachVedadealwi
th.

Ri
gveda

*Hy
mnsi
nRi
gVedaar
ededi
cat
edbyt
hesagest
oGods

*
Ital
socont
ainst
hef
amousGay
atr
imant
ra

SamaVeda

Thehy
mnsi
nSamaVedawer
emadet
obesungatt
het
imeoft
he

sacr
if
icef
ort
hepr
iest

Yaj
urVeda

Thehy
mnscont
ainedi
nYaj
urVedar
eci
teddur
ingt
heper
for
manceofYaj
nas.

At
har
vaVeda
Thehy
mnscont
ainedi
nthi
sVedadealwi
thmagi
candchar
m

4)ment
iont
hei
mpor
tanceoft
heepi
csasasour
ceofi
nfor
mat
ionaboutt
heAr
yans

*
Ramay
anaandMahabhar
ataar
ethet
woi
mpor
tantepi
csofI
ndi
a

*Theepi
csservedasthemai
nsour
ceofi
nfor
mat
ionont
hepol
it
icali
nst
it
uti
onandt
hesoci
al
or
gani
sat
ionaf
terepi
cage

*Theypr
ovi
dei
nfor
mat
iononv
ari
ousf
orei
gnki
ngdomst
hei
rar
miesandt
heweaponst
hey
used

*Theyr
evealt
hehi
gheri
deal
soff
ami
lyl
if
eoft
heAr
yans

5)St
atet
her
oleofi
roni
nthedev
elopmentofagr
icul
tur
edur
ingt
hev
edi
cage.

*Discover
yofir
ongi
vet
heAr
yansnewi
mpl
ement
sli
keaccesst
ocl
eart
hef
orestand
cul
tivat
ethel
and

*Theuseofi
rongi
ver
iset
onewt
rai
tsbypr
ovi
dingdur
abl
eimpl
ement
sli
kesSaws,
chi
sel
s,
nai
lsandt
ongs.

*I
ronwasext
ensi
vel
yusedi
nmaki
ngweaponsl
ikeswor
ds,
armor
sandShi
elds.

6)st
atet
hedi
ff
erencei
ntheposi
ti
onofwomenbet
weent
heear
lyVedi
candl
aterv
edi
cage.
7)
Wri
teanot
eont
hev
arnasy
stem

I
)Ther
ewer
efourv
arnasi
ntheAr
yansoci
ety

*
Brahmi
n

*Kshat
ri
ya

*
vai
shy
a

*shudr
a

I
I)
Intheear
lyVedi
cper
iodt
hesoci
etywasdi
vi
dedi
ntodi
ff
erentcl
assesbasedont
hei
r
pr
ofessi
on

I
II
)Butdur
ingt
hel
aterVedi
cper
iodt
hedi
ff
erentpr
ofessi
onsbecameher
edi
tar
y

I
V)Thi
sresul
tedi
nthedi
vi
sionofsoci
etyi
ntooccupat
ionalcl
asses

V)
Dur
ingt
hel
aterv
edi
caget
hecast
esy
stem becamer
igi
d.

Thebr
ahmi
nsandkshat
ri
yasenj
oyedmanypr
ivi
leges.

8)Wr
it
eanot
eoneducat
ionsy
stem orgur
ukulsy
stem dur
ingt
hev
edi
cper
iod

*
Educat
ionwasi
mpor
tedt
hroughpr
ivat
egur
ukul
s,t
heywer
ether
esi
denceoft
hegur
u.

*
Thegur
ukul
swer
eof
tenl
ocat
edont
heout
ski
rt
soft
heci
tyandev
eni
nfor
est
s.

*
Thest
udent
sleav
ether
e.Thegur
utr
eat
edhi
sst
udent
sli
kehi
sownchi
l
dren.

*
Thest
udentwasr
equi
redt
odohousehol
dchor
esf
orhi
steacher
.

*
Thest
udenthadt
olear
nandchantt
hev
edi
cmant
ras

*Vedas,pur
anas,
grammer,
mat
hemat
ics,
ethi
cs,
logi
candmi
li
tar
ysci
encewor
dtaughti
n
gurukul
.

9)wr
it
eanot
eonAshr
amasy
stem orwr
it
eanot
eon4st
agesi
nthel
if
eofanAr
yan.

*Thewhol
eli
fespanofanAr
yancamet
obedi
vi
dedi
ntof
ourper
iods

*Thef
ourst
agesofl
if
ear
eknownasf
ourashr
amas,
eachof25y
ear
sdur
ati
on.

*Thef
ourashr
amasar
e

I
)br
ahmachar
yaashr
ama-

-Upt
otheageof25y
ear
s
-dur
ingt
hisper
iodThepupi
lwasexpect
edt
oacqui
reknowl
edgei
nthegur
ukul

I
I)gr
ihast
haashr
ama

-t
hisper
iodl
ast
edf
rom t
heageof25t
o50y
ear
s

-Dur
ingt
hisper
iodmanwassupposedt
omar
ryandr
aiseaf
ami
ly

I
II
)vanapr
ast
haashr
ama

-
Thet
hir
dst
agewasv
anapr
ast
haashr
amsl
ast
edf
rom t
heageof50t
o75y
ear
s

-Dur
ingthi
sper
iodmanwasexpect
edt
oret
ir
efr
om wor
ldl
yli
feandacqui
respi
ri
tual
knowledge

I
V)sany
asaashr
ama

-t
hiswast
he4t
hst
agel
aughi
ngf
rom t
heageof75t
o100y
ear
s

-
thi
swast
heper
iodofr
enunci
ati
on

10)wr
it
eanot
eont
her
eli
giousl
if
eofAr
yans

*
Thepeopl
eint
hev
edi
cagewor
shi
ppedf
orcesofnat
ure

*
Themosti
mpor
tantgodswer
eIndr
a,Agni,
var
unav
ayu,
Sur
ya,
yamaandr
udr
a.

*
Somegoddesseswer
eal
sowor
shi
ppedusha,
pri
thv
i,Adi
ti
,ar
any
aniandDi
shanaet
c:

*Dur
ingt
hel
aterVedi
cper
iodBr
amha,
VishnuandShi
var
egar
dedasi
mpor
tantgods.