GAQ BC 101 - 16th February 2012 (Thursday)

• Vedic Period (1500 BC - 600 BC)
• Early Vedic (1500 BC - 1000 BC)
• Late Vedic (1000 BC - 600 BC)
• http://www.egyankosh.ac.in/bistrream/123456789/26164/1/unit-12.pdf
• Indus Valley Civilization dclined between 1900 BC - 15000 BC
• Harappan is from 2850 BC - 1900 BC or, as some scholars might say 3500 BC - 1500 BC
• Aryan / Indo Aryan (2000 BC)
• Aryans are thought to come from Russia
• They were nomadic pastoralist - horse riding and have their main livelihood in cattle
• They need more land and thus invaded India
• There are 3 seasons in India - Spring, Summer, Winter
• Aryan easy to subdue Indus Valley Civilization
• Indo Aryan / European language in "Sanskrit"
• Dravidians call them Vedic Aryans
• Vedic language is Sanskrit
• Rig Veda say about Aryan culture in the lyric poetry
• Aryans admire Indus Valley Civilization about the following
• Village Community
• Systems of Land Tenure
• Taxation
• Old Bull, when no economic value, are made for sacrifice tpo please gods
• Elder -> war chief (Raja King)
• One family unit is called "Kula"
• Many Kulas make a village
• Many villages make a "Visu"
• Many visu make a "Jana" (Tribal); of which the leader is the war chief (Raja)
• Raja need priest (Purohita) to assist him
• This priest later became the high priest in Brahmanism
• Senani is the "Commander of the Army"
• King have 2 kinds of meetings - Sabha and Samiti
• Females are allowed to attend the meetings to contribute ideas and suggestions