16-03-2012, 12:02 PM
Vedic Civilization
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Vedic Civlization
Around 1,500 BC, speakers of Indo- European languages gradually infiltrated the Indian subcontinent. These people referred to themselves as Arya(Aryan). As historians do not have much archaeological evidence for this era, they rely on the sacred book of hymns composed by these people. These scared books are known as Vedas: hence this lecture will refer to the Vedic Civilization.
Vedic Civilization: Technology and Economy
1. Use of Iron Tools.
2. Clearing of Forests in Indo- Gangetic Plain.
3.Beginning of Sedentary agrarian Civilization.
4. Rise of Urban Centers.
Vedic Civilization: Formation of State
1. Ethnic Unit –Jana/ Clans/ Tribe.
2. Regional Territory of Clan-Janapada.
3. Chief of ruling kshatriya Lineage-Raja/King.
4. New Name for Ruling Lineage Rastra (State
Vedic Civilization Social Status of Women
8. Women Barred from Religious Ritual.
9. The Emphasis on the Reproductive Function of Women.
10.Decline of Social Status with the rise of Organized State and Caste System.
