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🕉️ Vedic Period (1500 BCE – 600 BCE)

The Vedic Period is the era in Indian history when the Vedas, the oldest sacred texts of Hinduism, were composed.

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🪔 Division of the Vedic Period

1. Early Vedic Period (Rig Vedic Period) – 1500 BCE – 1000 BCE

Main text: Rigveda

Aryans lived in Punjab region.

Society: Tribal, pastoral, and semi-nomadic.

Economy: Based on cattle rearing and limited agriculture.

Political life: Tribal chieftainship (Rajan); no big kingdoms.

Women had respectable status and education (e.g. Gargi, Lopamudra).

2. Later Vedic Period – 1000 BCE – 600 BCE

Other Vedas: Samaveda, Yajurveda, Atharvaveda

Aryans moved to Ganga-Yamuna Doab.

Agriculture became more important.

Society: Became complex and hierarchical (beginning of Varna system).

Emergence of kingdoms and larger political units.

Women's position declined.

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📚 Vedic Literature

Shruti (Heard) – Vedas, Brahmanas, Aranyakas, Upanishads.

Smriti (Remembered) – Dharmashastras, Puranas, Epics (Ramayana, Mahabharata).

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🛕 Religion

Worship of natural forces (like Agni, Indra, Varuna).

Rituals, yajnas, and sacrifices were common.

No idol worship yet.

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✨ Significance

Laid the foundation of Hindu philosophy, society, and culture.

Sanskrit language developed.

Beginning of Indian civilization’s spiritual and cultural roots.

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