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Chapter at a glance
THE VEDAS
The word
Sacred Veda
books of
Hinduism. knowledge
or wisdom.
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THE VEDAS
There are four VEDAS
Indo-European
Sanskrit, Hindi, Tibeto-Burman
French, German, north-east
Kashmiri
Family of
languages
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INFORMATION COLLECTED FROM
VEDAS BY HISTORIANS
(RIG VEDA)
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INFORMATION COLLECTED
FROM VEDAS BY HISTORIANS
▪ People were described in several ways
Community as a whole
Jana Vish
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MEGALITHIC CULTURE
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MEGALITHIC CULTURE
(Features of burial places)
AXES
HORSE EQUIPMENT
Family burials
Buried with Skeletons,
Difference in also common –
distinctive pots, horses,
status amongst buried at the
called black and ornaments, iron
persons buried. same place but
red ware. tools also found.
at different times.
DAGGER
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MEGALITHIC CULTURE
(Facts - Burial at Inamgoan)
▪ State: Maharashtra