HISTORY
ANCIENT INDIA
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The growth of Sanskrit
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The rise of an other-worldly outlook
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The progress of philosophy
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The consolidation of the caste system
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Detailed explanation-1: -The chief impact of Vedic culture on Indian history has been the consolidation of the caste system. During ( 1500-1000 BC), the caste system was not rigid during the Early Vedic period but it took its form in hierarchical order. But in the later Vedic period it became rigid.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Vedic period saw the emergence of a hierarchy of social classes that would remain influential. Vedic religion developed into Brahmanical orthodoxy, and around the beginning of the Common Era, the Vedic tradition formed one of the main constituents of “Hindu synthesis".
Detailed explanation-3: -The caste system Society of the Later Vedic period underwent a great change. The caste system crawled into it. The society was divided into four Varnas called the Brahmanas, Rajanyas or Kshatriyas, Vaishyas and the Sudras. Various sub-castes came later in addition to the traditional four castes.
Detailed explanation-4: -The system of classification, Varna is a system that existed in the Vedic Society that divided the society into four classes Brahmins (priests), Kshatriyas (warriors), Vaishyas (skilled traders, merchants), and Shudras (unskilled workers).
Detailed explanation-5: -Vedic knowledge systems provide us the inner knowledge of the subtle energies of life, mind and intelligence that permeate the universe, and allow us to link up with these in our daily lives.