The Aryans and the Vedic Age
... They are the warrior class, who are commanded to protect the people, give gifts to the Brahmins, offer sacrifices to gods and ancestors, study the Vedas, and dispense justice. It was their responsibility to protect the caste system and the social order and lavish the priests with generous gifts at ...
... They are the warrior class, who are commanded to protect the people, give gifts to the Brahmins, offer sacrifices to gods and ancestors, study the Vedas, and dispense justice. It was their responsibility to protect the caste system and the social order and lavish the priests with generous gifts at ...
Civilizations of Ancient India
... Goal How did the Aryans change early Indian society & culture? ...
... Goal How did the Aryans change early Indian society & culture? ...
Early Societies in South Asia
... The Aryans and India The early Aryans - depended heavily on a pastoral economy - no writing system, but had orally transmitted works called the Vedas - sacred language (Sanskrit) and daily language (Prakit) ...
... The Aryans and India The early Aryans - depended heavily on a pastoral economy - no writing system, but had orally transmitted works called the Vedas - sacred language (Sanskrit) and daily language (Prakit) ...
Vedic period
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The Vedic period (or Vedic age) (ca. 1500–500 BCE) was the period in Indian history during which the Vedas, the oldest scriptures of Hinduism, were composed.During the early part of the Vedic period, the Indo-Aryans settled into northern India, bringing with them their specific religious traditions. The associated culture (sometimes referred to as Vedic civilization) was initially a tribal, pastoral society centred in the northwestern parts of the Indian subcontinent; it spread after 1200 BCE to the Ganges Plain, as it was shaped by increasing settled agriculture, a hierarchy of four social classes, and the emergence of monarchical, state-level polities.The end of the Vedic period witnessed the rise of large, urbanized states as well as of shramana movements (including Jainism and Buddhism) which challenged the Vedic orthodoxy. Around the beginning of the Common Era, the Vedic tradition formed one of the main constituents of the so-called ""Hindu synthesis"".