Vedic Civilisation

     

• The Vedic age is associated with the coming of Aryans. 
• The period is between 1200 BC to 500 BC marked as the Vedi age. 
• The period was remarkable period in the history of India. 
• Aryans where the European scholars, pushed the Dravidans in the North India to the South India. 
• They used to live in villages or grams.

The Vedas 

• They first settled in Punjab around 2000 BC. 
• The period they settled down in Punjab was the Rig Veda Period. 
• Gradually they Moved east and all over Gangetic Valley. 
• Later the Yajur, Sama and Atharva Vedas were composed. 
• Aryans Spoke Sanskrit which belongs to the Indo-European group of language. 

Worship 

• Aryans worshiped the nature. 
• The God Varuna-the god of wind and sky, Indra-the god of rain and thunder, Surya-the sun god. they took many religious belief from the local people.
• They gave them the language Sanskrit in return. 
• This a new culture that developed between the Aryans and local people. 
• Broadly they came to be known as Hinduism. 

The System 

• The evidence of the period shows they have a great system in the living group. 
• In the earlier Vedic period Aryans lived in grams and in villages. 
• Head of the village is called Grami. 
• Their is an elected panchayath to manage the affairs. 
• The duty of the King is to work for the welfare of his society. 

Great Epics

• The two great vedas written in this period: Mahabharatha and Ramayana. 
• 3100 BC be the date of Mahabharata. This epic was composed by Vyasa. 
• At this period there is a tectonic plate shift resulted in the shifting of river Saraswathi and later it becomes smaller. 
• It was the startin of Kali Yuga.

Later Vedic Period       

• The Aryans settled in the valleys of Ganga and Yamuna. 
• The epics are Mahabharatha and Ramayana. 
• During this period the king was the absolute ruler. 
• The dressing and living are the same as that of the early vedic Period. 
• But the people started the caste system strictly and observed the rules of their caste. 
• Brahmins were the most respectful people in this society. 
• The rural Characteristics of the King increases with the growth of number of townships and forts. 
• A regular army was maintained.