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    After the Harappan age, India entered the Vedic age, which is divided into two periods. The early Vedic age lasted from around 1500-1000 BC, during which the first seven books or mandalas of the Rigveda were composed. People lived in the Saptsindhu region and their main occupation was cattle rearing. Their society was patriarchal but women had important roles. Around 1000 BC, iron was discovered, marking the beginning of the later Vedic age and allowing for technological advances like iron tools for clearing forests.

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    After the Harappan age, India entered the Vedic age, which is divided into two periods. The early Vedic age lasted from around 1500-1000 BC, during which the first seven books or mandalas of the Rigveda were composed. People lived in the Saptsindhu region and their main occupation was cattle rearing. Their society was patriarchal but women had important roles. Around 1000 BC, iron was discovered, marking the beginning of the later Vedic age and allowing for technological advances like iron tools for clearing forests.

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    After the Harappan age, India entered the Vedic age, which is divided into two periods. The early Vedic age lasted from around 1500-1000 BC, during which the first seven books or mandalas of the Rigveda were composed. People lived in the Saptsindhu region and their main occupation was cattle rearing. Their society was patriarchal but women had important roles. Around 1000 BC, iron was discovered, marking the beginning of the later Vedic age and allowing for technological advances like iron tools for clearing forests.

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    After Harappan age came vedic age

    Vedic age is divided into 2.

    a) Early vedic age[ 1500BC—1000BC]

    b) Later Vedic age[1000—600BC]

    Early Vedic age [1500 – 1000BC]

    Rigveda [ mandals from 2 to 7 were written during this time

    They lived in Saptsindhu area[ present day eastern Afghanistan + Punjab + west UP]

    Main crop was barley

    Main Gods

    [Indra, varun, Agni]


    Pushan: The god of jungle paths, herdsmen, and cattle
    Soma God
    Savitri – > Gayatri Mantra [ in the third mandal of rid veda is for her]

    Cow was their main wealth..because they were tribal people with cattle rearing as their main
    occupation.

    There were no Taxes….However if you wanted, you could give bali [gifts] to the chief

    Chief = Leader of clan/tribe


    His main job was to protect the cows of the tribe, therefore he was called Gopati [protector of
    cows]

    Gomat = Richest person = person with most number of cows

    Gavisthi = “battle fought for cows”

    Gopati’s office was not hereditary and he was selected by the men of the tribe[jana]

    Caste system was present, but wasn’t hereditary. You could change your caste by changing
    your occupation.

    The society was patriarchal in nature, though the women had important positions in the
    society since they were educated and had access to the assembly.

    Girls were free to choose their life partners. There are no instances of child marriage, sati, or
    purdah in the Rig Veda and widow remarriage was allowed.

    The ‘battle of ten kings’(dasharajna): between the Sudas [ chief of Bharata tribe] and ten
    other tribes like, Puru, Anu, and Druhyu.

    Sabha : assembly for elites only


    Samiti : assembly for all

    In 1000 BC, iron was discovered: it changed everything, Now they could make iron tools for
    clearing forests….and marks the beginning of Later vedic age

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