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Revision note: The Vedic Age: Early and Later Vedic Society, Economy and Religion

  • Early Vedic (1500–1000 BCE): Sapta Sindhu, pastoral, rajan with sabha/samiti/vidatha, bali voluntary, Indra–Agni–Varuna, rita
  • Later Vedic (1000–600 BCE): Ganga doab, iron, agriculture, janapadas, Rajasuya/Ashvamedha/Vajapeya, rigid varna, PGW
  • Rig Veda: 1,028 hymns, 10 mandalas; Gayatri (3rd), Purusha Sukta (10th), Soma (9th)
  • Sama (music), Yajur (ritual), Atharva (charms, medicine); Brahmanas, Aranyakas, Upanishads (108)
  • Satyameva Jayate – Mundaka Upanishad; Battle of Ten Kings – Sudas on Parushni (Ravi)
  • Women poets: Apala, Ghosha, Lopamudra; later Gargi, Maitreyi
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