Early Vedic Age - Facts & Features of Civilization Notes PDF

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Dec 02, 2021 By Careericons

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THE EARLY VEDIC AGE (1500 – 1000 BCE)

List of some important Facts of Early Vedic Civilisation

• Vedic literature had grown in course of time and was passed many generations by words of mouth. These are called Shruti (to hear).
• Some historians regard the Later Vedic period as the Period of epics (long poems/ hymns).
• The Aryans, First of all, settled in The Sapta Saindhava region (Jambuduipa).
• According to the Rigveda, The Saraswati was the most pious river.
• The most predominantly mentioned river – Sindhu.
• Ganges & Yamuna were mentioned – 01 & 03 times respectively.
• Rigveda mentions 40 types of rivers.

• Sindhu and its seven tributaries are called the Sapta Sindhu rivers.
• The arc of Ganga-Yamuna is called Brahmarshi Pradesh.
• Brahmavarta is the land located between the Saraswati and Drishadwati.
• The Nadi sukta hymns mention around 21 rivers.
• From the Himalayas to the Vindhya mountains and between the Eastern sea and Western sea there was a special part of the land which was called Aryavarta.
• Gandhar was famous for woollen articles.
• Bhujvant was famous for Somaras (wine).
• In the Dashrajan, Vashistha helped Sudas and Viswamitra helped the Union of ten kings and instigated them to fight with Sudas.

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